Actress Michelle Pfeiffer was the first choice to play Clarice Starling in the movie "Silence of the Lambs." She turned down the role because she found it too scary.

The oldest bird on record was Cocky, a cockatoo, who died in the London Zoo at the age of 82.

Over 50 percent of your body heat is lost through your head and neck.

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