Show Strange Facts I Beggars Beggars' Paradise Too Lazy Laz to Breathe Judas Left Out Among the Arabs of Africa and Near Eastern countries the gratuity gratuity gratuity ity or tip called baksheesh goes to the poorer man whether he renders a service to you or you render a service to him Even if you save a man from drowning he will demand d his baksheesh if you appear to be in better cir cir- One of the most lethargic animals ani ani- animals animals mals in existence is the tuatara a two-foot two reptile of New Zealand Not only does it rarely move but it breathes so slowly that usually the creature appears to be lifeless Those in captivity have been known to stop breathing for more than an hour at a time Oysters catch more rats than do cats on the islands in Donegal bay Ireland The rodents go down t to o beaches thai in search of food when the tide is out and poke their noses into the partly opened shells shell s of the bivalves which instantly y close and capture them then they the theare y are held in the oysters oyster's viselike e grip until the tide returns an and d ed drowns them A number of Christian altars in i n various parts of the world do not no t include the figure of Judas in the th e statuary of Christ and His ples Colliers Colliers |