That's a fact, Jack!

Gregor Mendel, "the father of genetics," twice failed the certification exam to become a high-school science teacher.

Mr & Mrs Einstein were told their little boy Albert was backwards and not particulary bright.

Mosquito repellent doesn't repel mosquitos; it blocks their sensors so that they don't know you are there.

The mosquito is one of the most dangerous animals in the world.

The Spanish exclamation Ole!, commonly heard at bullfights and flamenco dances, comes from Allah, meaning "praise be to God."

The word "deadline" originated in Civil War prisons, where lines were drawn that prisoners passed only at the risk of being shot.

The Cheetah can't retract its claws.

alligators or crocadiles (we got any aussies here?) , one of  them when they bite on to an object, can't unlock their jaw, until whatever they have bitten is torn free and clear.  

You can't fold a piece of paper/card in half more than 8 times!!  think its 8 anyway!!