Interesting facts
- Pinocchio is Italian for “pine head.”
- When possums are playing ‘possum’, they are not playing. They actually pass out from sheer terror.
- Most lipstick contains fish scales.
- There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.
- Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
- Over 1,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
- The state of Florida is bigger than England.
- Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
- Owls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue.
- Honeybees have a type of hair on their eyes.
- A jellyfish is 95 percent water.
- Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
About the Contributor
Elizabeth Arthur, Staff Reporter
Elizabeth Arthur is 15 years old and is a sophomore. This is her first year on the Hays High Guidon staff. She might try out for the musical and the spring...
