• Most armadillos seen dead on the road did not get hit by the wheels. When an armadillo is frightened it jumps straight into the air.
• Polar bears’ fur is not white, it’s clear. Polar bear skin is actually black. Their hair is hollow and acts like fiber optics, directing sunlight to warm their skin.
• The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
• Medieval knights put sharkskin on their swordhandles to give them a more secure grip; they would dig the sharp scales into their palms.
• Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark’s stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.