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Trivia & Amazing Facts [17-3-16]


Trivia & Amazing Facts
  • Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand
  • Every square inch of the Human body has an average of 32 million bacteria on it
  • It takes 35 to 65 minks to produce the average mink coat. The numbers for other types of fur coats are: beaver - 15; fox - 15 to 25; ermine - 150; chinchilla - 60 to 100
  • Lighthouse keepers were nicknamed "wickies" because they tended the lamps wick
  • Reptiles were responsible for such body part innovations as fur, feathers, claws, differentiated teeth, water impervious skin, water impervious eggs, and the penis.