#1 – A group of magpies is called a mischief
#2 – All snakes may bite when they feel threatened… but only 18.5% of snake species are venomous.
#3 – Red pandas are more closely related to skunks, weasels and racoons than they are to giant pandas
#4 – Seas are smaller parts of oceans, usually found where an ocean meets land, like the North Sea and Irish Sea. As a result, seas are far shallower than oceans.
#5 – Professional speed skydivers can reach speeds of up to 329 miles per hour
#6 – Asia is the continent with the most islands β many unspoilt by buildings.
#7 – The moon rotates once every time it orbits Earth, so we always see the same side of the moon
#8 – The worldβs longest railway line is the Trans-Siberian Railway that runs from one side of Russia to the other. It runs for just over 9,000km
#9 – One of the world’s oldest written stories is a poem called The Epic of Gilgamesh. It was written around 4,000 years ago
#10 – The Ancient Greek God Poseidon was God of the Sea… as well as rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes and horses!
