“Octopuses have three hearts – Two pump blood to the gills, while one pumps it to the rest of the body. When an octopus swims, the heart that delivers blood to the body stops beating.”

“Sharks have been around for over 400 million years, while trees appeared around 350 million years ago.”

“Lightning can reach temperatures up to 30,000 Kelvin (53,540°F or 30,000°C).”

“Charles Osborne of the U.S. had hiccups continuously from 1922 to 1990.”

“Dolphins have names for each other – They use unique whistles to identify each other, much like humans use names.”

“There’s enough gold in Earth’s oceans to coat the planet – It’s estimated that there are around 20 million tons of gold dissolved in Earth’s oceans.”

“Sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes, while dolphins can only hold their breath for about 10 minutes.”

“The moon is drifting away from Earth ! It moves about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) farther from our planet each year.”

“The long spiral tusk of a narwhal is an elongated tooth that can grow up to 10 feet (3 meters) long.”

“Otters hold hands so that they don’t drift apart when they fall asleep in the water!”

“Some species of worms, like the planarian, can regrow their heads and other body parts if they’re cut off.”

“A group of owls is called a “parliament” – The term reflects their solemn, wise reputation in various cultures.”

“A blue whale’s tongue weighs as much as an elephant.”

“A day on Earth is not exactly 24 hours… It’s actually 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds, known as a sidereal day.”

“Known as the “Elk Cloner,” it was a harmless prank, but it marked the beginning of the digital virus era.”

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Bluetooth is named after a 10th century king, Harald Bluetooth, who united Norway and Denmark.

The world record for the longest human chain is 652.4 miles, and it consisted of 5 million people in Bangladesh!

Rowan Atkinson. aka Mr. Bean, is the voice of Zazu in The Lion King.

By a large margin, bananas are the most sold item at Walmart.

Sunsets on Mars are blue.
BLUE SUNSETS!!!

“lbs” comes from the Latin word “libra,” which means “pound.”

The small indents you see on the bottom of frozen pizzas are there to prevent air bubbles from forming inside the dough.

Melanistic animals are all black, and are the opposite of albinos.

After leaving a pineapple in an Art Museum for two days in 2016, a Scottish student returned to find that it was put into a glass case as part of an exhibit.

True Lies was the first ever movie to be given a 100 million dollar budget.

If you started digging in Argentina, it is possible to dig a hole’ to Chinain theory.

Researchers found fossils of a Mega Penguin’ that would have been 6 feet tall and weighed in at over 250 pounds.

The word Brah’ comes from Hawaii. It is short for Braddah’ which is surf slang for brother.

At one point, the offical state slogan of Nebraska was: “Nebraska: Honestly, it’s not for everyone.”

“Puppy Cats” are cats that are bred specifically to exhibit dog-like behavior.

In Slovakia, they have Christmas Carp that live in the family bathtub for a few days before they are eaten.

The Flintstones was the most profitable network cartoon franchise for 30 years & then came The Simpsons.

The University of Minnesota is older than Minnesota, the state itself unbelievable!

In 2019, MySpace was still getting 8 million visitors a month.

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There are more hydrogen atoms in a single molecule of water than there are stars in the entire solar system.

“Sylvester Stallone wrote Rocky in three days after watching a boxing match because the only acting jobs he could get were bit parts and po*n, and he was homeless for a while. The producers wanted Burt Reynolds to play the lead but Stallone refused, and accepted huge budget cuts to star in his own film.”

Armadillos almost always have identical quadruplets. One fertilized egg splits into four embryos.

All tennis rackets are strung manually. There are no machines that use automation to string rackets.

Octopuses have 1 central brain, then a smaller brain in each tentacle.

A B2 stealth bomber has retractable cup holders and a mini microwave in the cockpit.

Whale milk is the same consistency as toothpaste.

Australia is wider than the moon.

The Michelin Man’s real name is Bibendum.

There are 32 muscles in a cat’s ear.

Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia.

The youngest picture of yourself is also the oldest picture of yourself.

Seattle is further north than all of Maine and most of the population of Canada.

There’s a formula to determine the air temperature based on how frequently a cricket crickets.

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