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  • Blue whales' hearts are huge: The heart of a blue whale is so large that a human could swim through its arteries.
  • Octopuses have three hearts: Octopuses have three hearts—two pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body.
  • Honey never spoils: Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
  • Koalas have human-like fingerprints: Koalas have fingerprints that are so similar to humans' that they can be mistaken at crime scenes.
  • Hot water freezes faster than cold water: This phenomenon is known as the Mpemba effect, where hot water can freeze more quickly than cold under certain conditions.
  • Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't: Botanically speaking, bananas are classified as berries, while strawberries are not.
  • The wood frog can survive being frozen: Wood frogs can freeze solid during winter and thaw in the spring, coming back to life.
  • Sharks have been around longer than trees: Sharks have existed for more than 400 million years, predating trees by about 50 million years.
  • A single teaspoon of honey is the lifetime work of 12 bees: It takes about 12 bees their entire life to produce just one teaspoon of honey.
  • There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth: Astronomers estimate that there are about 1 septillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) stars in the observable universe.
  • Vending machines are more deadly than sharks: Statistically, vending machines cause more deaths annually than shark attacks.
  • A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus: Venus takes longer to rotate once on its axis than it does to complete an orbit around the Sun.
  • Butterflies taste with their feet: Butterflies have taste receptors on their feet, allowing them to taste food by standing on it.
  • Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas: Genetically, humans share about 60% of their DNA with bananas, highlighting the commonalities in all life forms.
  • The Eiffel Tower grows in the summer: Due to thermal expansion, the Eiffel Tower can grow more than 6 inches taller in hot weather.

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