Elephants walk as quietly as cats.
True (they walk almost silently due to their padded feet)
The Twitter bird's name is Larry.
True
Gorillas all have blood type "B."
True
Thomas Edison (the inventor of the light bulb) was afraid of the dark.
True
Broccoli was once banned from the White House.
True (in 1990, George H.W. Bush claimed broccoli would no longer be in the White House)
Fingernails grow faster than hair.
False
People in Japan eat KFC for Christmas dinner.
True
Just like the U.S. has the Whitehouse, Argentina has a Greenhouse for their president.
False (they have a Pinkhouse)
The name of Batman's butler is Albert.
False (it is Alfred)
It's possible to hear a lion's roar from 5 miles away.
True
A sneeze is faster than an eye blink.
True
Giraffes say "moo."
True (babies tend to "moo" to their mothers if they become separated)
Cows sleep standing up.
True
Sandwiches are named after a person.
True
Peanuts are a nut.
False (they are closer to a bean or a legume)
Oscar the Grouch was originally orange.
True
Japan has square watermelons.
True
Pinocchio was the first animated, full-color Walt Disney feature film.
False (it was Snow White and the Seven Dwarves)
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
False (lightning can strike anywhere multiple times)
A sneeze is faster than cars on the freeway.
True (a sneeze is as fast as 160 KPH)
About 16 billion emails are sent daily.
False (160 billion emails are sent daily)
Olympic gold medals are made of silver.
True
Eating cheese before bedtime gives you nightmares.
False
A baby has more bones than an adult.
True (babies = 300, adults = 206)
Rabbits eat their own poop.
True
Pigs cannot look up into the sky.
True
Hot water freezes faster than cold water.
True
There are 100 dimples on a golf ball.
False (there are between 300 and 500)
Nike is the Greek goddess of victory.
True
A tiger has stripes on its skin.
True
Pandas say "oink."
False
In your lifetime, you'll produce enough saliva to fill three swimming pools.
False (you'll only produce enough to fill two)
Porcupines can float.
True
Before becoming queen, Queen Elizabeth was a mechanic.
True
Polar bears have black skin.
True
A shrimp's heart is in its head.
True
The right lung in a human is slightly smaller than the left lung.
False (the left lung is smaller to make room for the heart)
Chocolate is lethal to dogs.
True
The first Olympic games honored Alexander the Great.
False (they honored Zeus, the king of the Greek gods)
All the kings in a standard deck of cards have a mustache.
False (the King of Hearts does not have a mustache)
Sharks can blink.
True
Ostriches have the largest eyes of any living organism.
False (the giant squid does)