Friday Fact: The sun is 400

times larger than the moon.

Friday Fact: Cockroaches can live

for a few weeks without their heads.

Friday Fact: Tarsiers can’t move

their eyeballs.

Friday Fact: A mammoth’s last

tooth, equivalent to one of our wisdom

teeth, weighs about 15 pounds

(6.8 kg).

Friday Fact: Leeches can live

in your nose.

Friday Fact: It’s impossible to

whistle on the moon.

Friday Fact: Frog bones grow new

rings as they age, just like trees.

Lion cubs explore
Credit: Ryan Hawk, Woodland Park Zoo
Lion cubs born at the Woodland Park Zoo explore outside for the first time.

Lion cubs explore

Credit: Ryan Hawk, Woodland Park Zoo

Lion cubs born at the Woodland Park Zoo explore outside for the first time.

Friday Fact: Goat’s eyes have

rectangular pupils.

Friday Fact: Earth’s temperature

rises slightly during a full moon.

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