Is it? - Part II

i) The cockroach is the fastest animal on 6 legs covering a meter a second.

ii) Polar bears have more problems with overheating than they do with cold. Even in very cold weather, they quickly overheat when they try to run.

iii) Due to a metal shortage during World War II, Oscars were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated metal ones.

iv) According to German researchers, the risk of heart attack is higher on Monday than any other day of the week.

v) ELEPHANT teeth can weigh as much as 9 pounds.

vi) The creosote bush, which grows in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts, has been shown by radiocarbon dating to have lived since the birth of Christ. Some of these plants may endure 10,000 years, scientists say. If only they could talk.

vii) POLAR BEAR can look clumsy & slow but during chase on ice, can reach 25 miles / hr of speed.

viii) The focusing muscles of the eye move about 100,000 times a day. To give the leg muscles the same exercise would involve walking 80km (50 miles) a day.

ix) Many fish can change sex during the course of their lives. Others, especially rare deep-sea fish, have both male and female sex organs.

x) 40 percent of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

xi) Google, with a brand value of $86 billion, is the world's most powerful brand.

xii) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

xiii) If you go blind in one eye, you'll only lose about one-fifth of your vision (but all your depth perception).

xiv) The Statue of Liberty's index finger is eight feet and one inch long.

xv) If you ate too many carrots, you'd turn orange.

xvi) The world's population has been increased 3.1 billion in last 40 years.

xvii) Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

xviii) The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning it's head are the rabbit and the parrot.

xix) Venice in Italy is built on 118 sea islets joined by 400 bridges. It is gradually sinking into the water.

xx) Giraffes can not swim.