Cats often rub up against people and furniture to lay their scent and mark their territory. They do it this way, as opposed to the way dogs do it, because they have scent glands in their faces.

In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.

An iceberg the size of Long Island, New York, broke off Antarctica and has blocked sea lanes used by both ships and penguins.

AMAZING FACTS