Animals
TRUE
Sharks are 400 million years old. Trees are only 350 million years old.
You are about 1 centimeter taller in the morning than in the evening.
TRUE
During the day, gravity presses your spine down. At night, your body relaxes and grows.
In the 19th century, people bought ketchup in pharmacies as medicine for stomach pain.
TRUE
A doctor sold ketchup in pills to help people with stomach problems.
There are more plastic flamengos in gardens than real flamengos in nature.
TRUE
Factories produced many more pink plastic birds than nature could grow.
In Canada, it is a crime to pay for a cheap item with too many coins.
TRUE
The law says you can't use too many coins to pay in a shop because it wastes time.
Cows have best friends. They feel stressed when they are alone.
TRUE
They form strong bonds and are calm when they are with they favourite cow friend.
If you swallow a chewing gum, it stays inside your stomach for 7 years.
FALSE
Your body can't digest the gum, but it leaves your body normally in a few days.
Honey can never go bad. You can eat honey that is 3 000 years old.
TRUE
Archeologists found pots of honey in old Egyptian tombs, and it is still safe to eat.
There are more trees on Earth than stars in our galaxy.
TRUE
There are about 3 trillion trees on Earth, but only 300 to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way.
Eiffel Tower can grow taller duing hot summer days.
TRUE
The tower is made of iron. When it is very hot, the metal expands, and the tower can grow by 15 centimeters.
Flamingos are pink because they eat a lot of pink food (shrimps...).
TRUE
Baby flamingos are grey. If they change their food, they become white.
Humans only use 10% of their brains. The other 90% is not active.
FALSE
We use almost every part of our brain every day, even when we are asleep.
TRUE
Dutch farmers made orange carrots in the 17th century to honor their Royal family.
FALSE
The wall is too narrow. From the Moon, you can see continents and oceans.
Bananas grow on large trees.
FALSE
Banana plants look like trees, but they are actually giant herbs. They do not have wood.
Goldfish have a very short memory. They can only remember things for 3 seconds.
FALSE
Scientists proved that goldfish have a good memory and can remember things for months.
When you sleep, you lose your sense of smell. A bad smell cannot wake you up.
TRUE
Your brain ignores smell when you sleep. That is why houses need loud fire alarms.
Coca-Cola was originally green before developers added the dark color.
FALSE
Coca-cola was always brown. The original recipe used ingredients that gave it a natural brown color.
Scientists can make real diamonds from peanut butter.
TRUE
Peanut butter has a lot of carbon. Scientists used high temperature and pressure to change it into a diamond.
In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig.
TRUE
Guinea pigs get lonely. The law protects them, so you must buy at least two.
Owls can turn their heads around in a full circle (360 degrees).
FALSE
Owls can't do a full circle. They can turn their heads up to 270 degrees, which is still a lot.
There is real gold inside your body.
TRUE
An average person has about 0.2 milligrams of real gold in their blood.
Potatoes were the first food that scientists grew in space with success.
TRUE
NASA and scientists grew potatoes in space in 1995.
Mount Everest is the closest place on Earth to space and the stars.
FALSE
Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is closer to space. Earth is not a perfect ball, it is wider in the middle.
Fortune cookies were invented in China.
FALSE
They were invented in California, USA, by Japanese immigrants in the early 20th century.