Further Exploration of the Factorium

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Classmate Facts # 123 - Amazed?

A Very Happy New Year's Day to our Readers!!! Enjoy the remaining 10 days of Classmate Facts!

1. The South American giant anteater eats more than 30,000 ants a day.

2. Did you know that the young ones of fish are called ‘fry’?

3. The tradition of diamond engagement ring started in 1477 when Archduke Maximillian of Austria gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy.

4. The highest rank you can achieve without being a king or prince is Duke!

5. About 50 Bibles are sold every minute!

6. The most numerous bird species is the red-billed quelea of South Africa. There are an estimated 100 trillion of them!

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