Quite Interesting

[RedThorn]

When scientists first started capturing specimens of deep-sea Anglerfish, they noticed that all of the specimens were females. Almost all of them had what appeared to be parasites attached to them. It turned out that these "parasites" were the remains of male Anglerfish. The males have no digestive system, and thus are unable to feed independently. They must find a female quickly after hatching, or they will die. When he finds a female, he bites into her flank, and releases an enzyme which digests the skin of his mouth and her body, fusing the pair down to the blood vessel level. The male then atrophies into nothing more than a pair of gonads that release sperm in response to hormones in the female's bloodstream indicating egg release.

[RedThorn]

Calico cats (cats with coats of white, orange, and black fur) are almost always female. However, 1 in 3000 calico cats are males. These male calico cats have an extra X chromosome, and are usually sterile.

[RedThorn]

Each year 40,000 tons of matter from space is added to the planet earth's mass. This matter comes from space in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, interplanetary dust, and comet debris.

[RedThorn]

Mosquitoes are estimated to transmit disease to more than 700 million people annually, and will be responsible for the deaths of about 1 in 17 people currently alive.

[bobleponge]

Mosquitoes are estimated to transmit disease to more than 700 million people annually, and will be responsible for the deaths of about 1 in 17 people currently alive.

But not malaria of course!

[OllieMartin]

Female hyenas have a fake penis which is, oddly enough, used to attract a male!

[RedThorn]

nah malaria kills but the beeping mozzies for transmitting are to be vilified and blamed

[RedThorn]

got to get back to work... sorry Ollie

[SarzWix]

Calico cats (cats with coats of white, orange, and black fur) are almost always female. However, 1 in 3000 calico cats are males. These male calico cats have an extra X chromosome, and are usually sterile.

Like this one?

She had 3 kittens;

1 female - ginger & white
1 male - black and white
1 male - all ginger

like her colours had been split up and shared out

[OllieMartin]

Like this one?

She had 3 kittens;

1 female - ginger & white
1 male - black and white
1 male - all ginger

like her colours had been split up and shared out

If the odds of having a male calico cat are 1:3000, then the odds of a mother birthing 2 in her lifetime (nevermind one birth) are 1:9,000,000!!

[bobleponge]

The mosquito is often blamed for malaria, but in fact the innocent mosquito is merely the vector.
Malaria is caused by a parasite that infects the female mosquito, which is then passed on through her bite.

[Nicos]

There are over 300 kinds of cheese made in France.

[Nicos]

French was the official language of England for over 300 years

[OllieMartin]

There is a greater mileage of canals in Birmingham than there are in Venice.

[OllieMartin]

Income tax was implemented in Britain by Pitt the Younger in 1798 to pay for weapons and equipment to fight the Napoleonic wars. In 1799 it raised £6,000,000 to aid the fight against France.

(doesn't seem quite so bad now does it?)