Random, Interesting Facts

Rabbits can suffer from heat stroke.

Rabbits do in fact make sounds. When angry, upset, or frightened, a rabbit makes a sort of grunting/whimpering sound. It's actually quite interesting.

Rabbits have been the emblem of fertility because of its well-known talents for multiplying.

Rabbits have three eyelids, they also are incapable of burping or farting.

Racecar spelled backwards is racecar.

Radio and TV producer John Guedel was the originator of the musical commercial.

Rain falls at 11kmph (7mph)

Raindrops aren't actually tear-drop shaped. They are rounded at the top and flat on the bottom.

Rape is reported every six minutes in the U.S.

Raphael died on his birthday in 1520 at the age of 37. His artwork was so popular that he essentially worked himself to death.

Rats and horses can't vomit.

Rats are omnivorous, eating nearly any type of food, including dead and dying members of their own species.

Rats can survive without water longer than camels.

Rats cannot vomit

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

Recent epidemiological studies have shown that while excessive intake of alcohol kills off brain cells, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. Thus, regular consumption of beer helps eliminate the weaker cells, constantly making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.

Recent scientific research has has shown Duck's quacks DO echo, even though they are commonly thought not to because the echo is can not be heard by the human ear.

Red is the most commonly colored vehical involved in accidents each year.

Red is the most popular car color in the U.S.

Red paint is the cheapest color to make.

Refried beans aren't really what they seem. Although their name seems like a reasonable translation of Spanish frijoles refritos, the fact is that these beans aren't fried twice. In Spanish, refritos literally means "well-fried," not "re-fried."

Reggie Jackson holds the major league record for most strikeouts with 2,597.

Regular coffee drinkers have about one-third less asthma symptoms than those non-coffee drinkers. So says a Harvard researcher who studied 20,000 people.

Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk.

Rembrandt died broke. A friend had to come up with the $5.20 it cost to bury the great master.

Rene Descartes came up with the theory of coordinate geometry by looking at a fly walk across a tiled ceiling.

Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.

Research show that only 43% of homemade dinners served in the US include vegetables.

Retail espresso vendors report an increase in decaffeinated sales in the month of January due to New Year's resolutions to decrease caffeine intake.

Rhinos are part of the same family as horses.

Ribbon worms eat themselves if they cant find food

Rice and some other grains contain chemicals that can enhance brain functions.

Rice is the staple food of more than one-half of the world's population.

Rice paper isn't made from rice but from a small tree which grows in Taiwan.