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  • The moon has moonquakes: Just like earthquakes on Earth, the moon experiences seismic activities known as moonquakes, though they are less common and less intense.
  • A snail can sleep for three years: Snails can enter a deep sleep, or hibernation, during periods of extreme weather, sometimes lasting up to three years.
  • Sharks are older than trees: Sharks have existed for over 400 million years, predating trees, which first appeared around 350 million years ago.
  • Humans are the only animals that blush: Blushing is a unique human response, triggered by emotional feelings like embarrassment or shame.
  • Cows have best friends: Studies have shown that cows form close bonds with certain other cows and can become stressed when separated from them.
  • The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts 90 seconds: The flight between Westray and Papa Westray in Scotland is just 1.7 miles long and takes about 90 seconds.
  • Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day: Koalas spend most of their time sleeping, resting in eucalyptus trees to conserve energy.
  • The heart of a blue whale is as large as a car: A blue whale’s heart can weigh as much as 1,300 pounds (590 kilograms) and is about the size of a small car.
  • You can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat from over 2 miles away: The heart of a blue whale beats so loudly that it can be detected from great distances underwater.
  • A day on Mercury is longer than a year on Mercury: Mercury takes 59 Earth days to complete one rotation, but only 88 Earth days to orbit the Sun.
  • Tomatoes were once considered poisonous: In the 18th century, Europeans believed tomatoes were poisonous because they belonged to the nightshade family.
  • There’s a species of jellyfish that is immortal: The Turritopsis dohrnii jellyfish can revert to its juvenile form after reaching maturity, effectively resetting its life cycle.
  • There’s a planet that rains glass sideways: The exoplanet HD 189733b experiences extremely strong winds and temperatures, causing glass to rain sideways at incredible speeds.
  • The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer: Due to thermal expansion of the iron, the Eiffel Tower's height can change with the temperature.
  • Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than to the Great Pyramid: Cleopatra’s lifetime is closer in time to the present day than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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