Random Facts 30

1. The hair of an adult can stretch 25% of it's length without breaking.
2. The starfish has five limbs and can re-grow four of them, as long as it's central body is not harmed.
3. Xerophargy refers to a diet of bread and water.
4. To simply walk you use 200 muscles.
5. A cheetah's stride is seven to eight metres in length. It completes four strides per second.
6. Artichokes are flower buds.
7. 24 frames per second are projected in most animated films.
8. All porcupines float in water.
9. In ancient times, vinegar was the strongest acid known.
10. The indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is to strengthen the structure of the bottle and to trap the sediments in the wine.