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AMUSING FACTS : ANIMALS > COWS
  • February 17th, 1930, was the first flight by a cow in an airplane. The milk that was produced by the cow during the flight was put into containers and parachuted over the city of St. Louis.
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  • Edwin Armstrong invented FM radio in 1933. The first men to use FM radio to communicate with Earth from the moon's surface were named Edwin Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.
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  • Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations.
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  • Cows can detect odors up to five miles away.
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  • Cows drink anywhere from 25-50 gallons of water each day.
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  • Dairy cows can produce 20 to 35 gallons of saliva a day.
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  • Humans and cows have the same gestation period, which is about nine months.
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  • The average cow produces about 2,305 gallons of milk each year.
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  • On average, 350 squirts are needed from milking a cow to make a gallon of milk.
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  • Sailors once thought that wearing a gold earring would improve their eyesight.
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  • In a pack of Skittles candy, there is an equal 20% distribution of each flavour.
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  • Cows do not have any upper front teeth. Instead they have a thick pad on the top jaw.
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  • On average, a typical dairy cow lies down and stands up about 14 times a day.
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  • The temperature of milk when it is coming out of a cow is about 36 degrees celsius.
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  • In the U.S., the milk production per dairy cow is approximately 12,000 pounds.
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  • The temperature of milk when it leaves the body of a cow is 101 degrees Fahrenheit. The milk is then quickly chilled and stored at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
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  • The temperature of milk when it leaves the body of a cow is 101 degrees Fahrenheit. The milk is then quickly chilled and stored at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
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    (Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher)
  • In humans, the epidermal layer of skin, which consists of many layers of skin regenerates every 27 days.
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  • A cow averages 40,000 jaw movements a day.
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  • In World War II, the German submarine U-120 was sunk by a malfunctioning toilet.
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  • In Ancient Egypt, cats were often buried with their masters, or in a special cemetary for cats.
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