Fun Facts – 31 August 2016

• In 1889, the Queen of Italy, Margherita Savoy, ordered the first pizza delivery.
• You can buy eel flavoured ice cream in Japan.
• It’s considered rude to write in red ink in Portugal.
• A cat’s tail contains nearly ten percent of all the bones in its body.
• Gecko feet have millions of tiny hairs that stick to surfaces with a special chemical bond and let them climb walls and hang on by just one toe.
• The term ‘astronaut’ comes from Greek words that mean ‘star’ and ‘sailor.’
• The Nile crocodile holds its breath underwater for up to two hours while hunting.
• Jellyfish are not actually fish – they have no brains, no heart and no bones.
• The Chinese giant salamander can grow to be 1.8 metres long.
• The best time to have a nap is between 1.00pm and 2.30 pm when a natural dip in body temperature makes us feel sleepy.

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