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The ocean covers over 70% of our planet, yet we’ve explored less than 10% of its depths. Coffee was discovered by Ethiopian shepherds who noticed their goats became hyper after eating certain berries. The color blue was once so rare and expensive that only royalty could afford to wear it. In the digital age, attention has become more valuable than gold. Bees communicate through a “waggle dance” that indicates the direction of flowers. The average human spends about six months of their life waiting at red lights. Some plants can actually “hear” vibrations and grow faster when exposed to music. Saturn’s rings are mostly made of ice particles smaller than your fingernail. In Japan, there’s a train station with no exit—it exists only so people can pause and admire the scenery. website The human brain generates enough electricity to power a small light bulb. A single strand of spider silk, if scaled up, would be stronger than steel. Shakespeare invented over 1,700 new words still used today, like “lonely” and “bedazzled.” Bananas are technically berries, but strawberries aren’t. Ancient Egyptians used honey as a wound dressing due to its antibacterial properties. The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896. Some turtles can breathe through their butts during hibernation. The smell of rain is called petrichor, and humans are surprisingly sensitive to it. Time passes faster at higher altitudes—your head ages a tiny bit faster than your feet. The word “algorithm” comes from the name of a Persian mathematician, Al-Khwarizmi. The fingerprints of koalas are so similar to humans that they can confuse forensic tests. Iceland has no mosquitoes, snakes, or McDonald’s. In 2020, scientists taught rats how to drive tiny cars in exchange for cereal rewards. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all Earth’s beaches. The first email ever sent was simply the word “test.” Pineapples take nearly two years to grow before they’re ready to harvest. Butterflies taste with their feet. An octopus has three hearts, and two of them stop beating when it swims. Some cats are allergic to humans. The Eiffel Tower grows about six inches taller during summer due to heat expansion. Dreams fade quickly because the brain’s memory system partially shuts down during REM sleep. Avocados are poisonous to most animals except humans. There’s a species of jellyfish that can theoretically live forever by reversing its aging process. The Great Wall of China isn’t visible from space with the naked eye—that’s a myth. Your stomach gets a new lining every few days to prevent self-digestion. Clouds can weigh millions of tons yet float effortlessly. Every snowflake has six sides, but no two are exactly alike. The sound of Darth Vader’s breathing was made by recording a scuba tank. The first recorded recipe was for beer, over 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia. Dogs can smell diseases like cancer and diabetes before tests detect them. Humans share about 60% of their DNA with bananas. The speed of a sneeze can exceed 160 kilometers per hour. Some frogs can freeze solid in winter and come back to life in spring. Lightning strikes Earth about 8 million times per day. The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one. It rains diamonds on Jupiter and Saturn. The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress signal. Space smells faintly like seared steak and metal. Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first moon landing than to the building of the pyramids. There’s a lake in Tanzania that naturally turns animals into stone due to extreme salt content. The first oranges weren’t orange—they were green. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus. The oldest known piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old. You can’t hum while holding your nose closed—try it. Cows have best friends and become stressed when separated. The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years. The inventor of the matchstick died because of an infection caused by cutting his toe. The tongue print is unique to each person, just like fingerprints. A cloud of space alcohol big enough for 400 trillion pints of beer floats near the Milky Way. The “M’s” in M&M’s stand for “Mars” and “Murrie.” It’s impossible to fold a paper more than seven times in half—unless it’s enormous. Antarctica has its own time zones, but most researchers just use their home country’s time. Your bones are constantly renewing—you essentially get a new skeleton every decade. Peanuts aren’t nuts; they’re legumes. Google’s first storage system was built from LEGO bricks. Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins—up to 40 minutes. The world’s smallest reptile fits on a fingertip. Mosquitoes prefer biting people who’ve recently eaten bananas. Your heart beats over 3 billion times in an average lifetime. A shrimp’s heart is in its head. The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m. Tomatoes were once considered poisonous in Europe. The average person dreams about four to six times every night. There’s a mushroom that glows in the dark naturally. Human saliva contains a painkiller stronger than morphine. The moon is moving away from Earth at a rate of 3.8 cm per year. Some fish can climb waterfalls using suction power. The smell of vanilla comes from the same chemical found in beaver secretions. A day on Mars lasts 24 hours and 37 minutes—almost like Earth. The average lifespan of a taste bud is about 10 days. Honey never spoils—archaeologists found edible honey in ancient Egyptian tombs. There’s enough gold in Earth’s core to coat the entire planet. The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle. Lobsters taste with their legs and chew with their stomachs. The first 3D printer was created in 1983. Hot water can freeze faster than cold water—a phenomenon called the Mpemba effect. Your eyes blink about 15,000 times a day. Polar bears have black skin under their white fur. Crows can recognize human faces and hold grudges. The human body contains enough iron to make a small nail. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.” There’s a species of wasp that turns cockroaches into zombies. The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which trigger relaxation. Dolphins give each other names using unique whistles. A blue whale’s heart is the size of a small car. The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss in 1950. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don’t drift apart. The oldest known living tree is over 4,800 years old. There’s a hotel in Sweden made entirely of ice, rebuilt every winter. Every two minutes, humans take more photos than all of humanity took in the 19th century. The Milky Way galaxy smells faintly of raspberries and rum.