These Kid-Friendly Fun Facts May Surprise You

Isn’t it true that today’s children know a lot? Have you ever told your kids, “I bet you didn’t know…”? Our children are unquestionably intelligent these days, but as parents, it’s enjoyable to put them to the test now and again.

Use these ‘bet you didn’t know’ entertaining facts to surprise your kids:

Did you know…

• Kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
• Your fingernails grow faster when you are cold.
• Snails take the longest naps with some lasting as long as three years.
• Cans of diet soda will float in water but regular soda cans will sink.
• Birds cannot live in space – they need gravity to be able to swallow.
• Many mammals, including cats and dogs, walk on their toes in contrast to humans, who walk on the soles of their feet.
• A tsunami can travel as fast as a jet plane.
• If a Donkey and a Zebra have a baby, it is called a Zonkey.
• Cows can walk up stairs but not down them.
• The shortest war in history lasted for only 38 minutes.