TRIVIA BITS

 

 

• The Angel falls in Venezuela are nearly 20 times taller than Niagara falls.
• The Anglo-Saxons believed Friday to be such an unlucky day that they ritually slaughtered any child unfortunate enough to be born on that day.
• The animal responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.
• The animal with the largest brain in relation to its body is the ant.
• The aquatic animal, the Red Sponge, can be broken into a thousand pieces and still reconstitute itself.
• The Arctic ocean is the smallest and shallowest. The Arctic Ocean is the world's smallest ocean. It is mostly covered by solid ice, ice floes, and icebergs
• The Atlantic Ocean covers the world's longest mountain range.
• The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
• The Auricularis muscles are used to move the ears.
• The Australian term for extras in cricket are 'sundries'.
• The authorities do not allow tourists to take pictures of Pygmies in Zambia.