Here are several "Did You Know?" animal factoids for your perusing pleasure!

Did you know that one tree-dwelling anteater species, namely Cyclopes didactylus, is only six and a half inches long?

Did you know that "fat" fish, such as herring, mackerel and salmon, contain a substance that prevents depression?

Did you know that the heaviest Siberian tiger on record weighed in at 844.8 lbs?

Did you know that snakes have forked tongues for the same reason we have 2 nostrils? When a scent hits the right fork, the snake knows which side it's coming from.

• In Indianola, Iowa, the "Ice Cream Man" and his truck, are banned. (Sounds like the beginning of a Stephen King novel.)
• In Devon, Connecticut, it is illegal to walk backwards after sunset.
• In Hawthorne, Oklahoma, it is illegal to put a hypnotized person in a display window.
• In Louisiana, it is illegal to steal a "movable" even if it is classified as an "immovable". To help you better understand this law here is the pertinent text: "Citation - RS 14:68. Unauthorized use of a movable. -- Section A: Unauthorized use of a movable is the intentional taking or use of a movable which belongs to another, either without the other's consent, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations, but without any intention to deprive the other of the movable permanently. The fact that the movable so taken or used may be classified as an immovable, according to the law pertaining to civil matters, is immaterial." (So... I hope this law is now very clear to you.)

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In 1858, Thomas Bell, president of the Linnean Society, stated: "1858 has not, indeed, been marked by any of those discoveries which at once revolutionize, so to speak, the department of science in which they occur." (In that year, Charles Darwin read his papers on the origin of the species to that very society.)

1. The individual hair of a chinchilla is so fine that 500 of them equal the thickness of a single human hair.
2. The screw-top cap on most brands of vanilla extract equals one teaspoon. When in a hurry baking something, the cap can be used to measure.
3. Stress may be good for people. Rockefeller University scientists have determined that an acute episode of stress boosts immunity, offering better protection against infection. The fact that people don't usually catch a cold until a crisis is over may be due to the fact that humans have acute elevations in stress hormones, thus elevating the body's immune response.
4. The city of San Juan used to be known as Puerto Rico (which means "rich port" in Spanish), while the island of Puerto Rico was originally named, San Juan.
5. Ninety percent of U.S. households have at least one remote control for the television; 8 out of 10 report losing it.
6. In a previous "Guess the Celebrity" contest, we learned that Albert Brooks was born with the name, Albert Einstein. But, did you know that his brother, David Einstein also changed his name? He became famed, comedic "daredevil," Super Dave Osborne.
7. The Mexican fishing spider will attach itself to a small leaf and float across a pond as if on a raft. From this vantage point, it hunts its prey of large tadpoles and small fish.
8. The footprints left on the moon by the Apollo astronauts will not erode since there is no wind or water on the Moon. The footprints should last at least 10 million years.
9. ISBN stands for "International Standard Book Number." The ISBN is a 10-digit identification system that allows booksellers and libraries to easily differentiate between books and other media when ordering. The ISBN refers to the specific edition (e.g., trade paperback, mass market paperback) and is usually located on the back of the book and on the copyright page.
10. The Great Lakes contain 6 quadrillion gallons of fresh water, one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water. The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world.

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