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4/1 – You are meant to stop the April Fools jokes at 12pm!
Apparently the April Fools rules have been in place since the 1700s! You should only be doing April Fools jokes until 12pm.
No one is too sure why, but some say it’s bad luck!

3/31 – Bats aren’t one size fits all
Bats are separated into two categories: megabats and microbats. The largest megabats, flying foxes, can reach a wingspan of up to 6 feet. The smallest microbats, Kitti’s hog-nosed bat, are roughly the size of a thumbnail and weigh less than a penny.

3/30 – Armadillos can catch leprosy

Leprosy is a bacterial infection that affects humans and if left untreated will go on to cause severe damage to the skin, nerves, extremities and eyes; eventually leading to them going numb and allowing them to get secondary infections which may result in the loss of the appendage. Very few infections affect…[Read more]

Thanks to Teddy for updating the header. Mom totally forgot to have me do it.

3/29 – The male Gentoo and Adelie penguins “propose” to females by giving them a pebble.

3/28 – Tigers are the most vengeful animals on the planet.
Research has found that tigers will seek vengeance on those that have wronged them. One situation was stated wherein a tiger held onto this grudge for over 48 hours before attacking and killing hunters that tried to kill it.

3/27 – Earth has never been perfectly round. The planet bulges around the equator by an extra 0.3 percent as a result of the fact that it rotates about its axis. Earth\’s diameter from North to South Pole is 12,714 kilometers (7,900 miles), while through the equator it is 12,756 kilometers (7,926 miles).