1. When you were born, you were, for a moment, the youngest person on earth.

2. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to keep from drifting apart.

3. The elements that we are composed of were formed in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are all made of star dust.

4. Cows have best friends.

5. A prison in Washington pairs up “death row” shelter cats with select inmates as part of a rehabilitation program. It seems to be a pretty wonderful thing for both the inmates and the cats.

6. Blind people smile like everyone else, even though they’ve never seen anyone else smile. It’s just a natural human expression.

7. Turtles can breathe through their butts.

8. Squirrels plant thousands of new trees each year simply by forgetting where they put their acorns.

9. Macaques in Japan use coins to buy vending machine snacks.

10. Norway once knighted a penguin.


2. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to keep from drifting apart.

3. The elements that we are composed of were formed in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are all made of star dust.

4. Cows have best friends.

5. A prison in Washington pairs up “death row” shelter cats with select inmates as part of a rehabilitation program. It seems to be a pretty wonderful thing for both the inmates and the cats.

6. Blind people smile like everyone else, even though they’ve never seen anyone else smile. It’s just a natural human expression.

7. Turtles can breathe through their butts.

8. Squirrels plant thousands of new trees each year simply by forgetting where they put their acorns.

9. Macaques in Japan use coins to buy vending machine snacks.

10. Norway once knighted a penguin.
