Скучно не будет

Каждое занятие, каким бы веселым оно не было, может наскучить, хотя занятия на
курсах английского  никогда не бывают скучными. Но все же, вот Вам подборка самых забавных фактов на английском языке.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle; a group of geese in the air is a skein.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
China has more English speakers than the United States.
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of 1000 and a size 108.7 acres.
The longest town name in the world has 167 letters.
Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".
Cinderella's slippers were originally made out of fur. The story was changed in the 1600s by a translator.
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
Cucumbers are 96 percent water.