
During his magic shows, Harry Houdini escaped from submerged packing crates, mail bags, and even the belly of a whale.

The black stripes on a cheetah's face are kind of like sunglasses. They absorb glare from the sun to help cheetahs see better while running.
In 2008, Norway knighted a penguin, Sir Nils Olav the Second.

Days on Venus are longer than its years. Due to its slow axis rotation, it takes 243 Earth days to spin once; but it only takes 225 Earth days to go around the sun.

In the next seven days, 800 Americans will be injured by their jewelry.

The manatee's closest living animal relative is the elephant.
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

Bedding was such a luxury in the Middle Ages that blankets and sheets were written into wills.

A group of tigers is called an 'ambush' or a 'streak.'

The body of a jellyfish is between 95 and 98% water.

Rice is the chief food for half the people of the world.

A female rabbit is called a doe and a male rabbit is called a buck, just like with deer.