Interesting Facts 151

Pink elephants can be found in some regions of India. Because of the red soil, elephants take on a permanent pink color because the spray dust over their bodies to protect themselves from insects.
People say that cracking your bones will cause arthritis when you get older. Actually all you are doing is popping air pockets, and does not cause arthritis.
Pigeons can be killed by feeding them uncooked rice, either coz their stomach can’t handle the carbohydrates or it swells in their throats and chokes them. No head popping.
Planet Jupiter spins so fast that there are 2 sunrises and 2 sunsets every 24 hours by earth time.
Plants that need to attract moths for pollination are generally white or pale yellow, to be better seen when the light is dim. Plants that depend on butterflies, such as the poppy or the hibiscus, have more colorful flowers.
Pluto has the longest year, lasting 247 years and 256 days in Earth time (90,472 days including 61 leap years).
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