The anaconda one of the world s largest snakes gives birth to its young instead of laying eggs

A mosquito s saliva acts as an anesthetic so one usually doesn t notice when a person is bitten

To make just one pound of honey bees must collect nectar from over two million seperate flowers

According to the law of urination all mammals - regardless of bladder size - pee for 21 seconds

Hummingbirds have such a high metabolism that they are always hours away from starving to death

A New Star is Born in our galaxy every 18 days Our galaxy though comprises 100 000 million stars

Sanguinary ants raid the nests of other ant tribes kill the queen and kidnap many of the workers

Bananas contain a natural chemical (which is also found in Prozac) which can make a person happy

Platypuses are the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth These mammals are poisonous

There is about 200 times more gold in the worlds oceans than has been mined in our entire history

The penguin is the only bird that can swim but not fly It is also the only bird that walks upright

When a caterpillar cocoons it completely melts its body and the fluid is used to make the butterfly

Water which has been evaporated from the oceans today will reach back after a period of 1 000 years

Stars come in different colors; hot stars give off blue light and the cooler stars give off red light

The tongue of a mature Blue Whale has approximately the same mass as that of an entire adult elephant