Saturday, November 8, 2008

fact for 9th 2008 nov

Did you know that the word mongoose comes from India? The name is an alteration of the Marathi name ‘Mangus’ for the mammal. The plural form is mongooses and not mongeese.

Australia is approximately 32 times the size of the UK and equally as large as the USA excluding Alaska.

The bird that can fly the fastest is called a White. It can fly up to 95 miles per hour.

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