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Feel free to e-mail me with a fun fact! Each student is allowed one
per week, so make sure it's a good one! In the subject, write "fun
fact" and make sure your choice is accurate and appropriate for 4th grade!
Thanks! Mrs. C
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Bats can't walk because the bones in their legs are too thin! |
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Zebras are white with black stripes, not black with white stripes |
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The largest amphibian is the giant salamander. |
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Sharks are made of cartilage, instead of bone. |
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Humans are taller in space because gravity is not pushing them down. |
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Polar bears have white fur, but have black skin. |
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Horses and cows sleep while standing up. |
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Kangaroos and emus can't walk backwards. |
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Sheep have 4 stomachs. One for each of the foods they eat. |
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. |
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Elephants aren't afraid of mice because they don't even know they are there. |
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The shortest sentence in the English language is "Go!" |
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25% of your bones are in your feet. |
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The sun is 300,000 times larger than Earth. |
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Uranus is the only planet that rotates on its side like a barrel. |
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The total number of electoral votes is 538. |
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Abe Lincoln was the tallest president standing 6'4" tall. |
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James Madison was the shortest president standing 5'4" tall. |
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A person's sneeze exits at over 100 MPH. |
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A dog has better eyesight than a human. |
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Elephants are the only animal that can't jump! |
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Coca Cola was originally green. |
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If you add up the numbers 1-100 consecutively, the total is 5, 050! |
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Cats sleep 16-18 hours per day. |
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The most common name in the WHOLE world is Mohammad. |
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Diet Coke was invented in 1982. |
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You burn more calories sleeping than watching T.V. |
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The pancreas produces insulin, |
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Girls usually stop growing at 16 and boys at 18. |
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A McDonald's hamburger bun has 176 sesame seeds on it. |
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On the average, a person walks 5 times around the equator in a lifetime. |
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A camel's hump contains layers of fat. |
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The inauguration 2009 has a theme of "Abe Lincoln". |
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The chameleon has a tongue the size of its body. |
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There are about 650 muscles in the human body. |
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The 4 words that do not rhyme with any other words are month, orange, silver and purple. |
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Almonds are part of the peach family. |
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The dot above the (i) is called a tittle. |
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An octopus' pupil is rectangular. |
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There are 119 grooves around the edge of a quarter. |
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