Only female mosquitoes will bite you.
True, but did you know not all mosquitos feed on humans? Some specialize in just in animals.
The average person dreams only once during the night.
False, the average is between 4-6 times.
Vincent Van Gogh sold only 1 painting his whole life.
False, he sold several but there was only one sale.
Lobsters have always been considered luxury food.
False, they were once considered the poor man's chicken.
Cows can sleep standing up.
True.
The emperor penguin can stay underwater for 5 minutes.
False, up to 22 minutes actually.
A cat has about 50 muscles in each ear.
False, they have exactly 32 muscles in each ear.
Not all spiders spin webs.
True, some of the male spiders pluck their cobwebs like a guitar to attract female spiders.
Mercury is the hottest planet in the solar system.
False, altough Mercury is closer to the sun, the hottest planet is Venus because of the gases in its atmosphere.
A baby is born in the world every three seconds.
False, the average number is about 4 babies per second.
The Sahara has always been a desert.
False, a 9000-year-old cave painting, found in Sahara, showing men hunting lions and hippos proving that the area was once fertile land.
Raindrops aren't really shaped like drops.
True, they are perfectly round.
On a clear night, the human eye can see around 6000 stars in the sky.
False, the eye can only see about 2000 - 3000. Stars glow because after absorbing radiation, they radiate much more than what they have absorbed.
An ant can only lift objects as heavy as its own height.
False, acording to a Ohio State University research the ants' necks ruptured at forces of 3400-3500 times their average body weight.
A dog's normal body temperature is just like that of a human.
False, their average temperature is around 38°C.
Emus can't walk backwards.
True, emus are the only bird species that have calf muscles.
