SchoolBesties

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandelav

There’s enough DNA in the human body to stretch from the Sun to Pluto and back – 17 times!

A single strand of spaghetti is called a "spaghetto" – The singular form of spaghetti.

Cats can’t taste sweet things – They lack the taste buds for sweetness.

Sloths can take two weeks to digest food – Their metabolism is extremely slow, which helps them conserve energy.

Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas – Although very different organisms, we have surprising genetic similarities.

Sharks existed before trees – Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years, while trees appeared around 350 million years ago.

"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." – Albert Einstein

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today." – Franklin D. Roosevelt

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." – Zig Ziglar

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." – William James

"Dream big and dare to fail." – Norman Vaughan

"The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it." – Anonymous

"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take." – Wayne Gretzky

"Opportunities don’t happen, you create them." – Chris Grosser

"The future depends on what we do in the present." – Mahatma Gandhi

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life." – Steve Jobs

"Believe you can and you’re halfway there." – Theodore Roosevelt

Cleopatra's Time: Cleopatra, the last active ruler of Egypt, lived closer to the invention of the iPhone (2007) than to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza (~2560 BCE).

A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance" – This term perfectly captures the vibrant and colorful nature of these birds.