Sheep Factfile

10 things ewe didn't know about Sheep.

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Issue number 14
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  1. Contrary to popular opinion, sheep are actually very bright animals.

  2. Sheep tend to congregate in flocks because they have a very rigid social structure.

  3. Lambs are permitted to run around and act the fool because of their youth. Such activity would be greatly frowned upon in older age.

  4. Never attempt to enter the atmosphere attached to a sheep, as they will burn up on re-entry.

  5. The City of Wolverhampton was founded by sheep.

  6. Unravel a sheep, and it will stretch round the field three times.

  7. 17.71% of a sheep is fleece.

  8. Despite being talented musicians, sheep very rarely get recording contracts.

  9. Counting sheep will not send you to sleep, but will annoy the sheep.

  10. In 1532, the first ever computer was designed by a sheep, but due to the lack of an available electical supply, it failed to take off, and fell into obscurity.
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