My Weird School Fast Facts Quotes

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― Dan Gutman, My Weird School Fast Facts: Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles

“The oldest dog in the history of the world was an Australian cattle dog named Bluey. He lived almost thirty years, from 1910 to 1939.”
― Dan Gutman, My Weird School Fast Facts: Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles

“tortoise always manages to win the race by using its brains.”
― Dan Gutman, My Weird School Fast Facts: Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles

“I’d rather be attacked by ants than by a golden poison dart frog. It has enough poison in it to kill ten grown men. In that case, I’m glad I’m not a grown man yet. But I bet a golden poison dart frog wouldn’t want to get into a fight with a blue-ringed octopus. It’s only the size of a golf ball, but it has enough venom to kill twenty-six people.”
― Dan Gutman, My Weird School Fast Facts: Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles

“Don’t ever step on a driver ant. If you do, fifty million of its pals could swarm all over you. Great. That’s all I need, to be attacked by ants. I’d rather be attacked by ants than by a golden poison dart frog. It has enough poison in it to kill ten grown men. In that case, I’m glad I’m not a grown man yet.”
― Dan Gutman, My Weird School Fast Facts: Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles

“Dogs can’t gather in groups of three or more on private property unless they have a permit signed by the mayor.”
― Dan Gutman, My Weird School Fast Facts: Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles

“2015, lampposts were falling down in San Diego. You’ll never believe why. Dogs were peeing on them, and a chemical in the urine was rotting the metal! Also, when dogs poop, they like to choose their direction based on the Earth’s magnetic field!”
― Dan Gutman, My Weird School Fast Facts: Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles