“Adults are just outdated children.” — Dr. Seuss. “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” — Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa

“Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.”— Lady Bird Johnson, Former First Lady of the United States. “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”— Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist.

There is no doubt: children are like sponges in learning (it turns out that they will pick up bad words). We have compiled some cool facts for the kids that will make them (and you) feel interesting and amazed.

Use interesting facts for the kids at the table, or turn them into a chore for the kids at night. Either way, we think these amazing facts will shock the family.