The first dairy cows came to America in the 17th century, arriving in Jamestown, Virginia in 1611. Huzzah!

Male cows are called “bulls.” Females are “cows.” Before having a calf, a female is called a “heifer.” Now you know.

Cows actually have one stomach with four compartments (the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum).

A cow will chew cud up to eight hours a day. They just chew and chew and chew. It’s like a full-time job for them.

Cows have an acute sense of smell and can detect odors up to six miles away. Hope you’re wearing deodorant.

Cows drink about a bathtub-full of water a day. But not from an actual bathtub, of course—that would be gross.

The average cow, milked twice a day, produces about ten gallons of milk a day. That’s 160 glasses of milk. Holy cow!