Random Facts:
Posted in News & Views on June 17th, 2008 by – Comments Off- Studies in space have shown that birds cannot survive in weightless environments, since they require gravity in order to swallow food.
- The letter J does not appear anywhere in the periodic table of elements.
- “Drag”, in reference to cross-dressing, first appeared in the dictionary in 1870. The term originated in the theater. Men wearing elaborate gowns found that long hems tended to drag on the ground, and eventually referred to any character requiring a dress as a “drag” role.
- Lions, tigers, and pumas rarely suffer from hairballs since their diet includes a fair amount of grass, as well as the bones of their prey. The combination helps thoroughly cleanse their digestive tracts.
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