10 Fun Facts to Start Your Monday

By Pjfaur @peterfaur

A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

Here are 10 fun facts to start your Monday:

  1. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
  2. Armadillos can be housebroken.
  3. A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night.
  4. Peanuts are one of the ingredients in dynamite.
  5. Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.
  6. A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
  7. A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove.
  8. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
  9. Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it is known as Tennessee.
  10. The flashing warning light on the cylindrical Capitol Records tower spells out HOLLYWOOD in Morse code.