[Animals]

*A bear has 42 teeth.
* An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
*A lobsters blood is colourless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue.
* Birds need gravity to swallow.
* A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
*Goldfish can see both infrared and ultraviolet light.
* Koalas sleep around 18 hours a day.
* All insects have six legs.
* African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words.
* A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue.
* Cats spend 66 per cent of their life asleep.
* Cats have over 100 vocal chords.
* Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
* Frogs can't swallow with their eyes open.
* A crocodile can't move its tongue.

[Humans]

* About 11 per cent of people are left handed.
* Unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it.
* The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes.
* About eight per cent of people have an extra rib.
* Your foot has 26 bones in it.
* Your brain uses between 20 - 25 per cent of the oxygen you breathe.
* The smallest bones in the human body are found in your ear.
* Your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body.
* An average person will spend 25 years asleep.
* The average human brain contains around 78 per cent water.
* Your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb).
* The human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold.
* Enamel is the hardest substance in your body.
* You burn more calories sleeping than watching TV
* Your skin is the largest organ making up the human body.

[General]

* Perth is Australia's windiest city.
* The only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia.
* Sound travels almost 5 times faster underwater than in air.
* The fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco.
* The croissant was invented in Austria.
* Lightning strikes the Earth 6,000 times every minute
* Sponges hold more cold water than hot.
* Rice is the staple food for 50 per cent of the world's population.
* Fire usually moves faster uphill than downhill.
* A strawberry is the only fruit with seeds grow on the outside.
* Camel's milk doesn't curdle.
* The most commonly forgotten item for travellers is their toothbrush.