Recently I Learned

Recently I learned that birds have hollow bones, not to save weight, but to take in more air to breathe.

Recently I learned that birds always veer right to avoid mid-air collisions.

The human heart pumps about three supertankers of blood in a lifetime.

The average human walks around the Earth three times in a lifetime.

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.

The capital of Turkey is Ankara.

Elephants are the only four-legged animals that have four forward-facing knees.

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.

Female Asian elephants do not have tusks.

Tuna fish can swim at speeds up to 75 km/h.

Tuna fish eat other fish or invertebrates (脊椎).

Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun.

The average male gets bored of shopping after about 26 minutes. For women it is two hours.

The most popular fruit in the world is the tomato. Next is the banana.

France receives more tourists than any other country (89 million per year). Spain is second, and the U.S. third.

Four babies are born every second.

The ozone layer will recover in 50 years time.

Oranges are not found in the wild.

Oranges are a hybrid of tangerines and the pomelo (Chinese grapefruit).

OMG was first used in 1917, in a letter written to Winston Churchill.

Astronauts going to the ISS (International Space Station) must learn to speak Russian.

Fried chicken originated in Scotland.

The modern New Year's celebrations began in Japan in 1873.