| All too often, children think parents know nothing. And, | | | | limits. |
| as the years progress, it seems like the less we | | | | · Starfish don't |
| remember. So, when your children are asking help | | | | have brains. |
| with homework and we baffle them with our big | | | | · The bible is the |
| words because we truly do not understanding what in | | | | world's most shoplifted book. (sad but true) |
| the world they are doing, we can salvage our pride. | | | | · The Main library |
| Below is a list of fun facts that all parents should keep | | | | at Indiana, University sinks 1 inch every year because |
| stored in case of emergency… you know those | | | | when it was built, engineers failed to take into account |
| “okay, well I don’t know that but let me show | | | | the weight of all the books that would occupy the |
| you what I do know” moments. | | | | building. |
| | | | | · Odds of hitting |
| Here you go parents, dazzle your children with your | | | | jackpot on a slot machine are 889 to 1. |
| brilliance! | | | | · The liquid inside |
| · Tipping in | | | | young coconuts can be used as blood plasma. |
| Iceland is considered an insult. | | | | · Giant tortoises |
| · People swallow | | | | live between 150-200 years. (no wonder they are so |
| about a pound of insects per year! There are even | | | | slow!) |
| tiny pieces of insects in food!! | | | | · If the entire |
| · The average | | | | population of China were to walk in front of you in a |
| life of a taste bud is 10 days. | | | | single file line, it would never end because of the rate |
| · Ketchup was | | | | of reproduction. |
| originally sold as a medicine in the 1830's. | | | | · A 'jiffy' actually |
| · Butterflies taste | | | | means 1/100th of a second. |
| with their feet. | | | | · Canada is an |
| · A duck's quack | | | | Indian word meaning 'big village'. |
| does not echo, and no one knows why. | | | | · In America, |
| · Average | | | | you're more likely to be hurt by a vending machine |
| lifespan of a major league baseball: 7 pitches. | | | | than a bear. |
| · American's eat | | | | · The deer is the most dangerous |
| an average of 18 acres of pizza a day. | | | | animal in America. |
| · A crocodile | | | | Parents, these fun facts are to be stored for safe |
| always grows its teeth back to replace the old ones. | | | | keeping. Keep them handy and available. You will |
| · American | | | | need them! |
| Airlines saved $40,000 by removing one olive from | | | | Kids love to come home with their new facts that they |
| every salad in 1987. | | | | learned in school. Some of those facts we actually |
| · An ant will | | | | remember, but all too often we look like deer in |
| always fall on its right side when intoxicated. (did | | | | headlights! We parents may not know everything or |
| someone pay money for this study?) | | | | even remember enough to keep up with the kids as |
| · The Chico, CA | | | | they get older, but if we keep a storage of absolutely |
| city council enacted a ban on nuclear weapons, setting | | | | useless information, we can still dazzle the kids with |
| a $500 fine for anyone who detonates one in city | | | | our brilliance! |