odds & ends item from OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2008
Fast FactsDid you know...
• Your eyes: Have you ever been told that your “eyes got big” upon looking at a delicious dessert? Your pupils can actually expand up to 45% when looking at something pleasing.
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• Feline hearing: Cats have 32 muscles in each ear, allowing them to pinpoint the exact location of a sound’s source.
• You’re blushing: When you blush, it is not just your face that turns red, the lining of your stomach does as well.
• Worldwide web: Each month, Internet search engines receive 6.4 billion searches.
• Climbing goats: Goats in Morocco do not wait for berries to fall from Argan trees so they can eat them. Rather, they climb into a tree’s branches to forage for the berries.