Little Cozy Corner

that to simply walk, you use 200 muscles?

that xerophargy refers to a diet of bread and water?

that a cheetah’s stride is 7 to 8 meters in length? It completes 4 strides per second.

that artichokes are flower buds?

that 24 frames per second are projected in most animated films?

that all porcupines float in water?

that in ancient times, vinegar was the strongest acid known?

that the largest pumpkin ever grown recorded a weight of 482kgs?

that emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards?

that female elephants produce one offspring every five years? [I'm glad I wasn't born as an elephant!]  :what: 

that the African eagle, swooping at nearly 200km an hour, can brake to a halt in 6m?

that the blow of a blue whale can reach over 12 metres in height?