Interesting facts

Elizabeth Arthur, Staff reporter|October 22, 2013

  1. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
  2. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
  3. A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
  4. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.
  5. A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can.
  6. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
  7. A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it’s there.
  8. A hedgehog’s heart beats 300 times a minute on average.
  9. A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
  10. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
  11. A jellyfish is 95 percent water.
  12. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.