*DOUBLED FACTS* The Book of Random Facts

Part 10 - Animals

#1 - Humans have caused 322 animal extinctions over the past 500 years.

#2 - Small animals sense time slower than humans.

#3 - Animals react to social pressure much as humans do, a study concluded.

#4 - Looking at cute animal pictures at work can make you more productive, a study claims.

#5 - Charles Darwin ate every animal he discovered.

#6 - Leonardo Da Vinci used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.

#7 - 70% of all animals in the jungle rely on figs for their survival.

#8 - The first animal to be ejected from a supersonic jet with a parachute was a bear.

#9 - Heavily hunted animals live in Chernobyl, because it is safer where there are no humans.

#10 - The Elk is the national animal of Norway.

#11 - The wood frog and other animals have the ability to freeze solid during winter, thaw in the spring and remain perfectly healthy.

#12 - Calvin Klein's "Obsession for Men" is spread in camera traps because it attracts wild cats and other animals.

#13 - Pope Paul VI claimed that animals can go to heaven.

#14 - The last animal in the dictionary is the zyzzyva, a tropical weevil.

#15 - The Chollima, a mythical winged horse, is the national animal of North Korea.

#16 - 1/3 of pet owners let their animals sleep in bed with them.

#17 - The deadliest animal in Africa is the hippopotamus.

#18 - The Sea Anemone looks like a flower, but it's actually a carnivorous animal that eats small fish and shrimp.

#19 - In China, it is mandatory that cosmetic products are tested on animals while in Europe it's prohibited.

#20 - The Steppe eagle is the national animal of Egypt.

#21 - The original word for "bear" has been lost. Medieval people thought that saying the ferocious animal's name would summon it, so they used a euphemism that meant "the brown one" ("bear").

#22 - Animals, including pigs, horses, and even insects, could be tried and convicted of crimes for several centuries across many parts of Europe.

#23 - Animals avoid power lines because they see frightening ultraviolet flashes that are invisible to humans.

#24 - The Rufous hornero is the national animal of Argentina.

#25 - Humans are killing 1,776 animals for food every second.

#26 - Research has shown that domestic cats never forgive. They fail to show signs of reconciliation like other animals do.

#27 - Global warming could drive to extinction as many as 1 in 6 animal and plant species.

#28 - California 's official state animal, the California grizzly bear, is extinct.

#29 - The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 km (500 mi) away.

#30 - Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.