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Fun facts

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Fun fact: Aardvark vs the giant anteater

These two animals look similar but they are aren't even related.

They both have long sticky tongues and eat ants and termites (the aardvark can eat up to 50,000 per day!) so which is which?

The aardvark - also known as an 'Earth pig' - lives in Africa, while the giant anteater - also known as an 'ant bear' - lives in Central and South America and is hairier.

This fact came from the book: 'What's the actually, factually difference?' by Jane Wilsher and Liz Kay.

Fun facts from E.I.

Mosquitoes prefer to bite people with smelly feet.
Raw termites taste like pineapple.
Rats can't burp.
The oldest koi fish lived to be 226 years old.
If kept in the dark for a long time a goldfish will turn grey.
A canary can sing two different songs at the same time.
Men get the hiccups more often than women do.
It takes 2,900 gallons (over 10,9777 litres) of water to produce one pair of jeans.
The rain that falls today is the same fresh water that dinosaurs drank.

Fun facts submitted by E.I. (aged 9).

Fun fact from A.I.

The golden mean is a snail car built by Mate and Sarriugarte. It can shoot flames from its feelers, glow in the dark and the lights can pulse in time with music.

Fact from National Geographic Kids - Weird but true! World 2024