Expansion of a crocodile jaw causes secretion of the lacrimal (tear) gland, and that is how the belief was created that the crocodile was mourning his victim.
Cleopatra's Needle, which is now located at Central Park in New York was once part of a sundial.
Just like people prefer to use their right or the left hand, octopuses also preferred one of their tentacles, and use it more frequently.
The tallest waterfall on Earth is Angel Falls in Venezuela. There the river Kerep falls from the height of 979 meters.
Grand piano consists of about 12.000 parts.
Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
