The smallest parrot species are the Pygmy Parrots who average at about 8 cm in length

People with superior canal dehiscence syndrome can literally hear their eyeballs move

The word alphabet Comes from the first 2 letters of the Greek alphabet Alpha and Beta

The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device

Taxi is spelled exactly the same in English French German Swedish Portuguese and Dutch

The word muggle was originally a jazz-era slang term for a person who smoked marijuana

There are sign language equivalents of tongue-twisters They are called finger-fumblers

The year 2012 will have 3 Friday the 13ths And they will all be exactly 13 weeks apart

A honey badger s skin is so thick that it can withstand machete blows arrows and spears

By raising one s legs slowly and lying on one s back one can avoid sinking in quicksand

The first mammal to be successfully cloned Dolly the sheep was named after Dolly Parton

The longest English word at 45 letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

As soon as tiger shark embryos develop teeth they attack and eat each other in the wom

The colour blue has a calming effect as it causes the brain to release calming hormones

The horn of a rhinoceros is made from compacted hair and not bone or any other substance