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Mailbag: “Da Bears” Edition

Regular useless facts.

  • All gondolas in Venice must be painted black, unless they belong to a high official.
  • Hummingbirds can fly backward.
  • If you find yourself in quicksand, lie on your back and raise your legs slowly to prevent yourself from sinking.
  • The only animals that can contract leprosy are humans and armadillos.
  • A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
  • In France, the minimum age to buy alcohol in a bar is five.
  • Iguanas, koalas, and Komodo dragons all have two penises.
  • At a rate of one number per second, it would take about 12 days to count to a million, and 32 years to count to a billion.