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2005-10-13T04:51:00.000-07:00

Astonishing Facts: Book without letter 'e'- GADFY, written by Earnest Wright in 1939, is a 50,000+ word book, which doesn't contain a single word with 'e' in it

Word without vowel- RHYTHM
Crocodile- Only animal & reptile which sheds tear while eating

Fascinating Animals, Birds & Trees: Dolphins sleep with 1 eye open
Blue Whale can eat as much as 3 ton of food everyday, but at the same time can live without food for 6 months
Earth has over 12,00,000 species of animals; 3,00,000 species of plants & 1,00,000 other species
Dinosaur was Tyrannosaurs which has sixty long and sharp teeth, used to attack and eat other dinosaurs
Swan has over 25,000 feathers in its body
Ostrich eats pebbles to help digestion by grinding up the ingested food
Polar Bear can look clumsy and slow but during chase on ice, can reach 25 miles/hr. of speed
Kiwis are the only birds, which hunt by sense of smell
Elephant teeth can weigh as much as 9 pounds
Owl is the only bird, which can rotate its head to '0 degrees

What are they: If we say 'MUMMY', they come together and go apart when we say 'DADDY'- LIPS
What goes up and never comes down - AGEWhat is that we cannot see, but is always before you - FUTURE
What goes up and down a hill, but never moves - ROADWhat belongs to You, but used by your friends more often you do - YOUR NAME

[Contributed by Naresh Taneja from Tilak Nagar, New Delhi]

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