Fact Bunny: Top 50

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<li>An Ostrich,s eye is bigger than its Brain</li>
<li>Hummingbirds can fly backwards.</li>
<li>Some spiders can grow bigger in urban areas. </li>
<li>Cicadas expand and contract their exoskeletons to make their loud calls. </li>
<li>When caterpillars metamorphosize, they digest themselves into a “soup,” then reform into a butterfly. </li>
<li>The largest bat colony in the world in Bracken Cave, Texas, is believed to have20 million bats. <img alt="Unbelievable facts" data-cke-saved-src="http://i0.wp.com/likey.today/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/funpedia.net_thumb.jpg?resize=668%2C443" height="424" src="http://i0.wp.com/likey.today/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/funpedia.net_thumb.jpg?resize=668%2C443" width="640" /></li>
<li>The sailfish can swim up to 68MPH. It is the world's fatest swimmer.</li>
<li>There’s a mammal in Australia that has sex until it disintegrates. </li>
<li>During sex, flies create a buzz that can attract predatory bats. </li>
<li>Female black widow spiders sometimes kill and eat their male counterparts after mating. </li>
<li>Female komodo dragons don’t need a male to reproduce. <img data-cke-saved-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEioaX1jRR2wjI9gEKbhccxWAGv-AeldwRnd4X8ed1nEqFVR98UjM2JlIYATx0LU_-MkgUKG8VHwMq_stguUYFkqYY6UJ1raFJoX5QQRtADh7Lkpac_my_r8CnDJdMqCz800w5gUevNb_pI-0gEt_zeP3mKuMoj7ORRCP2NInpFOxcPS1s71AWySMY51rVvRzBdwPww4i9Uscxa6p9Gf0N2WkP_cPAB4=" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEioaX1jRR2wjI9gEKbhccxWAGv-AeldwRnd4X8ed1nEqFVR98UjM2JlIYATx0LU_-MkgUKG8VHwMq_stguUYFkqYY6UJ1raFJoX5QQRtADh7Lkpac_my_r8CnDJdMqCz800w5gUevNb_pI-0gEt_zeP3mKuMoj7ORRCP2NInpFOxcPS1s71AWySMY51rVvRzBdwPww4i9Uscxa6p9Gf0N2WkP_cPAB4=" width="640" /></li>
<li>Bald eagles court each other in the sky. They lock talons while freefalling, then soar upward before hitting the ground. </li>
<li>Female kangaroos have three vaginas. </li>
<li>Snakes have two penises, but only use one at a time. </li>
<li>Bumblebees can sense a flower’s electric field and use it to find pollen. </li>
<li>Honeybees can taste with their feet. </li>
<li>And honey is believed to have an eternal shelf life. <img data-cke-saved-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh5Z9lYho2Ok-pz4Ee8dz42Q-MKlIijFv-V6AcE5LyIq_IyuKwprR8AaKVQb88MA2MFPEENK4TATH0QZFCXOM75QcoJuF_Pr6IkdtHu5s5a-FwuBgCY-Jw_C2tPDIvD23UyQ3-d1O-uVxD0o9e88XJBOhQHBv3PcnREv5An3LX3fSR6-4rZjz5rawCo048YpcRao8kwvRoEropr=" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh5Z9lYho2Ok-pz4Ee8dz42Q-MKlIijFv-V6AcE5LyIq_IyuKwprR8AaKVQb88MA2MFPEENK4TATH0QZFCXOM75QcoJuF_Pr6IkdtHu5s5a-FwuBgCY-Jw_C2tPDIvD23UyQ3-d1O-uVxD0o9e88XJBOhQHBv3PcnREv5An3LX3fSR6-4rZjz5rawCo048YpcRao8kwvRoEropr=" width="640" /></li>
<li>Armadillos found in the U.S. nearly always give birth to identical quadruplets. </li>
<li>Elephants are pregnant for almost two years. </li>
<li>They’re also believed to grieve for their dead. <img alt="Interesting facts" data-cke-saved-src="http://i0.wp.com/likey.today/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kurakaniz_thumb.jpg?resize=655%2C545" height="532" src="http://i0.wp.com/likey.today/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kurakaniz_thumb.jpg?resize=655%2C545" width="640" /></li>
<li>A King Cobra can live for months without food</li>
<li>Penguins have knees. </li>
<li>Wombat poop is cube-shaped. </li>
<li>Guinea pigs are neither pigs nor from Guinea. </li>
<li>Koala bears aren’t bears: They’re marsupials.</li>
<li>On a 95-degree day, hugging a tree in the shade could help a 25-pound koalalose up to 68 percent of its extra body heat. <img data-cke-saved-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjbvEmB9BuEBwPmplTKqNQp7srKCH9mNRSoVyGx0QMPbFFcsA_pFvKdkdUlkFNW3UyfkfYXwcAjLDPfYGmgCPEtoAkA-WZm111YnRhfR71oaJ4TLWgJtyeEb6Yq-ebG0JUutJ6TbKmDzYRLoEb7waSL8A3_FSf1rQ8O5Yazcu6tPAdkg58oJDFfwIxAuh_2Tvi46J20RLvh1oRZBOf1HyycS7xRgc4=" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjbvEmB9BuEBwPmplTKqNQp7srKCH9mNRSoVyGx0QMPbFFcsA_pFvKdkdUlkFNW3UyfkfYXwcAjLDPfYGmgCPEtoAkA-WZm111YnRhfR71oaJ4TLWgJtyeEb6Yq-ebG0JUutJ6TbKmDzYRLoEb7waSL8A3_FSf1rQ8O5Yazcu6tPAdkg58oJDFfwIxAuh_2Tvi46J20RLvh1oRZBOf1HyycS7xRgc4=" width="640" /></li>
<li>Ostrich kicks can kill a human. </li>
<li>Male platypuses are venomous. </li>
<li>An octopus has three hearts. </li>
<li>Horned lizards can shoot blood out of their eyes to defend themselves. </li>
<li>Mantis shrimp have four times as many color receptors in their eyes as humans do. </li>
<li>Catfish use their entire bodies to taste things. </li>
<li>You can use a blue whale’s wax earplug to work out its life history. </li>
<li>Dolphins can stay active for 15 days or more by sleeping with only one half of their brain at a time. <img data-cke-saved-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhj0qthPNcPmWbenxqaNajqXj4g8fZwFtSuaxg_j6H2sqRLIeg4VXOaQwcfe_DyeWPJwbfqROrmZO3tKKiQT3Rf3-7ZstNWEuXo9naQgMPoWCNVJbwMCojq67qjdTOQ_JFGoGAFstAFKbb3lvrYNC8GxC8GvbAUsyVin8_sgM4gnd5U5mmbhhyphenhyphen7y8WgPacHNEiT7PiHtaOMPr5pSDLJPBjgu2Hg4Hw=" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhj0qthPNcPmWbenxqaNajqXj4g8fZwFtSuaxg_j6H2sqRLIeg4VXOaQwcfe_DyeWPJwbfqROrmZO3tKKiQT3Rf3-7ZstNWEuXo9naQgMPoWCNVJbwMCojq67qjdTOQ_JFGoGAFstAFKbb3lvrYNC8GxC8GvbAUsyVin8_sgM4gnd5U5mmbhhyphenhyphen7y8WgPacHNEiT7PiHtaOMPr5pSDLJPBjgu2Hg4Hw=" width="640" /></li>
<li>Some lobster species can live to be 50 years or older. </li>
<li>Lobsters pee out of their faces. </li>
<li>The Chinese soft-shelled turtle can expel urea, the main waste product in urine,out of its mouth. </li>
<li>Some turtles can breathe through their butts. </li>
<li>Each of a tarsier’s eyeballs is as big as its brain. <img data-cke-saved-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh9aAxbba16XMH-CWtf2rAt8MZrYAblW3f5_yN8paXEyWrPQAcBsmOYrEk11xkGuR45-cBPwFWAYVfsNYtSviTufVKPg86dYBK7apUJMq74Q53w3qzcE_7DXQfK-rn_36XC7GchJYJS3eAj1r8CP3bRqM10E0wJmc8VYwXXFgSvqicPFCNcowra50N8i99uaDg0AtHToeUx7Qfy=" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh9aAxbba16XMH-CWtf2rAt8MZrYAblW3f5_yN8paXEyWrPQAcBsmOYrEk11xkGuR45-cBPwFWAYVfsNYtSviTufVKPg86dYBK7apUJMq74Q53w3qzcE_7DXQfK-rn_36XC7GchJYJS3eAj1r8CP3bRqM10E0wJmc8VYwXXFgSvqicPFCNcowra50N8i99uaDg0AtHToeUx7Qfy=" width="640" /></li>
<li>A group of otters is called a romp. </li>
<li>A group of rhinoceroses is called a crash. </li>
<li>A group of porcupines is called a prickle. </li>
<li>Baby porcupines have soft quills at birth, which harden within a few days. <img data-cke-saved-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhVzFFNt92Xx_gJwnULyDP_Xxv4lXKX4nz3I1Se15DJalgeZHtTycHsYhEaN80OwSZ5BH7m2jTASE00519CcPGaRXXQpj57q0y4SGYj7I5Fn6IZ9ilV_DMQkxEzWwnZO5OyEjHAMosCnYzvw68A9vuE3sYfCCKr7vDexjgDpy53HekJZm5iYwSI4UIQXZNvBvDLSnhd7SmMfULU0AYpDQ118-duOTE=" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhVzFFNt92Xx_gJwnULyDP_Xxv4lXKX4nz3I1Se15DJalgeZHtTycHsYhEaN80OwSZ5BH7m2jTASE00519CcPGaRXXQpj57q0y4SGYj7I5Fn6IZ9ilV_DMQkxEzWwnZO5OyEjHAMosCnYzvw68A9vuE3sYfCCKr7vDexjgDpy53HekJZm5iYwSI4UIQXZNvBvDLSnhd7SmMfULU0AYpDQ118-duOTE=" width="640" /></li>
<li>While moms hunt, emperor penguin dads fast for weeks and protect their egg from the cold with a special flap of skin. </li>
<li>Grizzly bear dads sometimes kill cubs, so moms find dens that are far away from males. </li>
<li>Seahorse dads carry fertilized eggs in their pouch and can give birth tohundreds of babies at a time. </li>
<li>Tardigrades are the only animal we know of that can survive in the vacuum ofspace. <img data-cke-saved-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEi12YEBXHL1FV-b1o_JOJFHv21jD6UFCFhc0aDQCcwmYvolK3gcJGZXBllfr_Ib5chDc0Td2SpaR_edddkICOI9eemhNVNG9JY0UYp7CcIvfpVDq33BOduP-5uNu2bDHKevy39wLqhrV_fdB8arHaP7icoTd1YQcSXyWMdqEbt87cuZGQ8IsxNbyYVSKSL1uJxU6qbdSGhSMMtVhYzpekHndlbazWg=" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEi12YEBXHL1FV-b1o_JOJFHv21jD6UFCFhc0aDQCcwmYvolK3gcJGZXBllfr_Ib5chDc0Td2SpaR_edddkICOI9eemhNVNG9JY0UYp7CcIvfpVDq33BOduP-5uNu2bDHKevy39wLqhrV_fdB8arHaP7icoTd1YQcSXyWMdqEbt87cuZGQ8IsxNbyYVSKSL1uJxU6qbdSGhSMMtVhYzpekHndlbazWg=" width="640" /></li>
<li>Giraffes have sturdy hearts and high blood pressure, which help prevent faintingwhen they lift their heads from the ground to the sky. 46. Aging male giraffes go black instead of gray. </li>
<li>And that feeling you get when something is so cute you can’t help but want to squeeze it hard is called “cute aggression.” <img alt="Strange facts" data-cke-saved-src="http://i0.wp.com/likey.today/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/vustudents.ning2_thumb.jpg?resize=663%2C498" height="480" src="http://i0.wp.com/likey.today/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/vustudents.ning2_thumb.jpg?resize=663%2C498" width="640" /></li>
<li>On average a Hedgehog's heart beats 300 Times a Minute.</li>
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Bob and Mike Bryan completed their quest for 100 titles at the 2014 US Open on Sunday. Now that they have a firm place in the history books, here are 50 facts you need to know about the American tennis legends: 
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<li>Twins Bob and Mike Bryan were born April 29, 1978.</li>
<li>Mike is two minutes older.</li>
<li>Bob is a lefty.</li>
<li>Mike is a righty.</li>
<li>The brothers started playing tennis at age 2.</li>
<li>Dad Wayne is a revered tennis coach, has been named World TeamTennis Coach of the Year three times and is extremely involved in tennis charity events and clinics across the United States.</li>
<li>Mom Kathy was a former WTA Tour player and reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1965.</li>
<li>In 1989, Kathy made her way into the "Guinness Book of World Records" for playing the longest women's professional match in history, a 62-game match against Elena Subirates.</li>
<li>The twins grew up playing tennis at their parents’ tennis club in Camarillo, Calif.</li>
<li>Their parents did not allow them to face each other competitively until the age of 17. They had to take turns forfeiting matches to each other until then.</li>
<li>In juniors, Bob reached the No. 1 ranking in the U.S. Boys’ 18s in 1996.</li>
<li>Together, Bob and Mike won over 100 junior doubles titles.</li>
<li>They played tennis at Stanford University from 1997-98.</li>
<li>In 1998, Bob won the rare “Triple Crown” for Stanford, capturing the NCAA singles, doubles (with Mike) and team titles.</li>
<li>The twins turned pro in 1998.</li>
<li>In 2003, they guest starred on the family comedy “8 Simple Rules.”</li>
<li>They’ve been coached by former ATP player David Macpherson since August 2005.</li>
<li>In November 2006, they were featured among other twins in the “Doubly Delicious” section of the “Sexiest Man Alive” issue of People Magazine.</li>
<li>Mike was the first of the brothers to win a Grand Slam, the 2002 US Open mixed doubles title with Lisa Raymond. Mike and Raymond also went on to win the mixed doubles titles at the 2003 French Open and 2012 Wimbledon.</li>
<li>Bob has won seven mixed doubles titles (2003 US Open with Katarina Srebotnik, 2004 US Open with Vera Zvonareva, 2006 US Open with Martina Navratilova, 2008 French Open with Victoria Azarenka, 2008 Wimbledon with Sam Stosur, 2009 French Open with Liezel Huber and 2010 US Open with Liezel Huber).</li>
<li>The brothers were members of the winning Davis Cup team in 2007, along with fellow Americans James Blake and Andy Roddick.</li>
<li>The pair won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in men’s doubles and then…</li>
<li>They won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.</li>
<li>Mike also won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in mixed doubles with partner Lisa Raymond.</li>
<li>After the twins won the 2010 US Open men’s doubles title, they were gifted scarves from the United Nations’ Pakistani ambassador in recognition of their generous donation to the relief efforts in his flood-ravaged homeland that year.</li>
<li>The two founded the Bryan Brothers Band, with Bob on keyboards and Mike on drums and guitar.</li>
<li>Their band released an album at the 2009 US Open called "Let It Rip."</li>
<li>Their famous gigs included a performance with the Counting Crows in Tampa in October 2008 and at Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at the 2010 US Open (with a guest appearance from Novak Djokovic).</li>
<li>Their favorite bands are the Counting Crows and Dave Matthews Band.</li>
<li>Both say Edward Norton is their favorite actor.</li>
<li>In 2010, the brothers were featured on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” which captured their whirlwind life on and off court.</li>
<li>They have thrown out the first pitch at New York Yankee games twice and at Los Angeles Dodger games three times.</li>
<li>Despite originally sharing a Twitter account (@BryanBros, which now has over 137k followers), Bob now runs the initial account as his own, and you can follow Mike at @BryanBrothers (which has over 97k followers) for his personal thoughts.</li>
<li>Bob married attorney Michelle Alvarez in 2010 in Miami.</li>
<li>Mike married his Welsh-born wife Lucille in 2012 in California and still resides there.</li>
<li>Bob calls Miami home and recently moved into a new house there.</li>
<li>Bob’s daughter Micaela was born Jan. 31, 2012, and was often photographed posing in their winners' trophies as an infant.</li>
<li>Bob’s son Bobby Jr. was born Dec. 24, 2013.</li>
<li>Micaela Bryan has a very popular Twitter account (@MicaelaBryan) with almost 20k followers.</li>
<li>Younger brother Bobby Jr. is also on Twitter (@BryanbrosJr) with almost 2k followers.</li>
<li>The Bryan Brothers wear apparel by KSWISS on court.</li>
<li>Their racquet of choice is by Prince.</li>
<li>They have been voted ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favorite Team for the past nine years.</li>
<li>Since winning their first ATP World Tour title in Memphis in February 2001, the brothers have won at least five titles each year for 13 consecutive years.</li>
<li>Their 100 ATP World Tour titles, broken down by surface: hard (62), clay (23), grass (12) and carpet (3).</li>
<li>They’ve won their 100 titles in 13 different countries, with the most having been won in the United States (43).</li>
<li>They are great with their fans, often signing many more than the earmarked three tennis balls for the crowd after a win – they sometimes bring their own bag of balls to sign and hand out.</li>
<li>They celebrate big points or match wins with their trademark chest bump until…</li>
<li>They won their 100th title at the US Open and did what Mike called a “dirty dancing swan dive.”</li>
<li>They are the greatest doubles team of all time and are unlikely to ever be surpassed.</li>
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