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Illustration by Mike Padilla
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Arizona Daily Wildcat
Thursday, March 3, 2005
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Things you always never wanted to know
Bats are the only mammals that are able to fly. The "flying" squirrel can only do what the gliding opossum does - glide for short distances.
Fifty percent of Americans will have gray hair before they reach age 50.
The kiwi is the only bird with nostrils on the end of its bill.
Two out of three Americans have hemorrhoids.
Rabbits communicate with each other by thumping their feet.
The average American eats 114,000 Tootsie Rolls in his or her lifetime, regardless of whether they like them.
Rats cannot vomit; neither can horses.
A child born in 1998 could expect to live 76.7 years, about 29 years longer than a child born in 1900.
Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk.
The only bone not broken so far during any ski accident is one located in the inner ear.
Honeybees are deaf; so are turtles.
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