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Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.Bananas are botanically berries, but strawberries are not.A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus.Wombats produce cube-shaped droppings.Sharks have been around longer than trees.Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.The shortest war on record, Britain vs. Zanzibar in 1896, lasted under 45 minutes.The Eiffel Tower can grow about 15 cm taller in summer heat.
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10 Ancient Mysteries Scientists Still Can’t Fully Explain
From a 2,000-year-old Greek computer to stone circles older than farming, these ancient mysteries still have scientists arguing. Here are the best 10.
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10 Real-Life Heists That Sound Like Movie Plots
Secret tunnels, fake cops and a stolen Mona Lisa: these real heists sound like movie plots, but every one happened, and several remain unsolved.
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10 Deadliest Animals on Earth, Ranked by Human Deaths
The deadliest animals on Earth aren’t sharks or lions. Meet the 10 creatures that kill the most people each year, from hippos to the…
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10 Natural Wonders That Look Like Another Planet
Acid-yellow springs, a river that runs red, a salt flat that turns into a mirror: 10 natural wonders that look like another planet, and…
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10 Space Facts That Will Break Your Brain
Mind-blowing space facts, from diamond rain on Neptune to a void so empty it barely seems real. Ten cosmic truths that will break your…
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10 Deep-Sea Creatures That Look Like Aliens
These deep-sea creatures look like aliens, from see-through heads to glowing lures. Meet 10 real animals living in the darkest parts of the ocean.
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