Snapple facts..with commentary!

1. Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale. [I say...get a bunch of them doing some tongue-wagging, and harness that energy!]



'The coast is clear!'
2. The hippopotamus has the capacity to remain underwater for as long as five minutes. [Must take some extra time to find food, as I remember hearing they are mostly vegetarians...yet they are ferocious and thought to be the most feared animal in Africa! As the picture shows, some unusual friendships happen as a result of this!].

3. Spiny lobsters migrate in groups of 50 or more, forming a conga line on the ocean floor. [I just love the picture that this one creates!]

4. Only female mosquitoes bite. [No comment. I hate mosquitoes.]

5. A duck has three eyelids. [What would be the reason, I wonder. A definite winner in a winking contest!]

6. Antarctica is the only continent with no owls.[Whhoo-o'd a thunk it!]

7. A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair. [How do you think that happens?]

8. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. [I have never been a dinosaur fan, so I say...'Who cares?']

9. The archer fish can spit water up to seven feet to shoot down bugs from overhanging leaves. [I've been 'spittin' mad' a couple of times in life...]

10. The oldest known animal was a tortoise, which lived to be 152 years old.

[Ok...Who was in charge of keeping track of this?]

And 2 non animal 'Snapple Real Facts':

1. A strawberry is not an actual berry but a banana is. [Must have something to do with the seeds being on the outside?? I know that tomatoes are fruit.]

2. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 !!! [Someone had too much time to kill before punching out for the day! It is pretty unique, though.]

And there you have it!