Cats can make over a hundred vocal sounds, while dogs can only make about ten. The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'. Cats' jaws can't move sideways. Shirley Temple always had precisely 56 curls in her hair. Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting while he was alive, Red Vineyard at Arles.
Elephants can be pregnant for as long as two years.
When they rode past their King, armoured knights raised their visors to identify themselves. This practice has become the modern military salute. Reindeer enjoy eating bananas. Turnips turn green when they become sunburnt. The small dot over a letter 'i' is actually called a tittle.