Egg Facts

The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.

The most yolks ever found in one chicken egg was nine.

The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.

The female pigeon cannot lay eggs if she is alone. In order for her ovaries to function, she must be able to see another pigeon.

Some breeds of chickens lay colored eggs!

Crocodile babies don't have sex chromosomes; the temperature at which the egg develops determines gender.

An egg will float if placed in water in which sugar has been added.

A hardboiled egg will spin. An uncooked or softboiled egg will not.

By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with multi-colored yolks.

A chicken will lay bigger and stronger eggs if you change the lighting in such a way as to make them think a day is 28 hours long!

Ducks lay the vast majority of their eggs early in the morning, with 95-98% laid before 9 AM.

A 2010 British study found that a protein called OC-17, found only in chicken ovaries, is necessary to form chicken eggshells - adding scientific weight to the 'chicken first' argument in the ancient debate.

US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.