Fish facts 2

Some more spectacular facts about fishies for ya:

• The Churchill Guppy is so called because it has a large, brown bottom lip that protrudes when it is displaying, making it look as if it is smoking a cigar.
  
• There is more salt water in domestic tropical aquariums than there is in the entire Arctic Ocean.
  
• Marilyn Monroe claimed her first ever orgasm was the result of a strategically placed goldfish.
  
• In the unusual Tibetan game of 'Animal Scrabble' the word FISH can be worth a thousand points.
  
• It is possible to teach salmon to say 'Thank You'
  
• Some species of deep-sea remora can get pregnant before being born
  
• The most expensive fish supper in the world is at Greasy Joe's Plush Plaice in Newquay. A standard sized cod and chips will cost £47.50 per person (extra if you have ketchup)
  
• The French word for halibut is made up entirely of vowels
  
• Queen Victoria kept whale sharks in a special tank at Balmoral. She fed them rats.
  
• The oldest fish in Alaska is a 73-year-old pike.

Alright, I made these up. But the ones in 'Fish facts 1' were all true..

RC 29-4-10