Classmate Facts # 43 - Flying Cows!!!

1. In May 1963, an American cow called Fawn was swept up by a tornado and carried half a mile, only to land safely in another farmer's field. Five years later, another tornado carried her over a bus. She survived this, too and lived to the ripe old age of 25.

2. The botanical name for the cocoa bean from which chocolate is produced is Theobroma, which is Greek for "Food of the Gods".

3. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.

4. E-mails started in 1971. The first e-mail sent by Ray Tomlinson was written entirely in UPPERCASE!

5. Galileo became totally totally blind before his death, probably from looking at the sun too much!

6. Coconut water can be used as a blood plasma substitute!