Lie of the Day #556

May 16th, 2008 by Fweeb

The rhinoceros is the only creature on the planet that qualifies as being a member of both the animal and plant kingdoms.  Ancient people referred to them as roaming tree elephants.  In fact, part of the reason they run so fast is because if they stand still for too long, they grow roots out of their feet and can never move after that.

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