A cheetah can accelerate from 0 to 70 km/h in 2 seconds
Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes
About 70% of all organisms in the world are Bacteria
Earth's oceans contain 7 1/2 million tons of gold, dissolved in the water
Tiger Snake of Australia is the most poisonous snake in the world. 1 mg of its venom is enough to kill a man
The common silkworm has eleven brains. It only uses five of them
A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in length
A rainbow can only occur when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon
Polar bears are the only mammal with hair on the soles of its feet
The thumbnail grows the slowest; the middle nail grows the fastest
