Strange But True

*Marsupials and platypuses are the only mammals that don’t have belly buttons. A marsupial loses its umbilical cord before emerging its mother’s pouch, so a scar never forms. Platypuses are hatched and never have an umbilical cord to begin with.

* In the state of Texas, it’s against the law to milk a cow that’s not your own.

* You might be surprised to learn that hyenas are more closely related to cats than to dogs.