The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids.
Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game.
The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot
Large kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
The flea can jump 350 times its body length.

All facts thanks to www.hemmy.net/2006/04/30/50-interesting-facts/