Friday, November 4, 2011

TRIVIA BITS

 

  • Antarctic means ' opposite the Artic '.
  • Anteaters prefer termites to ants.
  • Ants are social insects and live in colonies which may have as many as 500,000 individuals.
  • Ants don't sleep.
  • Aphids are born pregnant without the benefit of sex. Aphids can give birth 10 days after being born themselves.
  • Armadillos are the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy.
  • Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex.
  • Armoured knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode
  • Arrowroot, an antidote for poisoned arrows, is used as a thickener in cooking.
  • As of 1996, Hee Haw holds the record for the longest running weekly first-run syndicated show in the history of television. It spanned over 4 decades, from the late '60s to the early '90s, airing every Saturday night at 7:00.

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