Curious facts about the world

In warmer regions like Vietnam and Thailand oranges are green even through maturity.

• False

• True

A cow-bison hybrid is called a “beefalo”. You can even buy its meat in at least 21 states, in the US.

• False

• True

Scotland has 421 words for “snow”.

• False

• True

The “Windy City” name is related to Chicago's weather

• False

• True

Armadillo shells are bulletproof

• False

• True

Octopuses lay 56,000 eggs at a time

• False

• True

Blue whales eat _______ calories in one mouthful

• half a million

• a million

• 250 thousand

That tiny pocket in jeans was designed to store pocket watches

• False

• True

Only people can blush.

• False

• True

The current American flag was designed by

• an English designer

• a high school student

• a woman