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  • Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't: Botanically speaking, bananas are classified as berries, while strawberries are not due to their seed placement.
  • Octopuses have three hearts: An octopus has two hearts to pump blood to its gills and one heart for the rest of its body.
  • The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland: In Scottish mythology, the unicorn symbolizes purity and power, making it the official national animal of Scotland.
  • There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth: Astronomers estimate there are about 100 billion galaxies, each containing billions of stars, far more than grains of sand on all the world's beaches.
  • Sharks existed before trees: Sharks have been around for over 400 million years, whereas trees have only existed for about 350 million years.
  • Hot water freezes faster than cold water: This phenomenon, known as the Mpemba effect, is still not fully understood by scientists.
  • Penguins propose with pebbles: Male penguins search for the perfect pebble to give to their chosen female as a way of "proposing" and building a nest.
  • Sloths can take up to a month to digest a single meal: Due to their slow metabolism, sloths take a very long time to digest food, making them one of the slowest digesters in the animal kingdom.
  • A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus: Venus rotates so slowly on its axis that it takes longer to complete one full rotation than it does to orbit the Sun.
  • Sea otters hold hands while sleeping: To prevent drifting apart while they sleep, sea otters hold hands, creating "rafts" to stay connected.
  • A blue whale's heart is the size of a small car: The heart of a blue whale can weigh as much as 1,300 pounds and is as large as a small car.
  • Your fingernails grow faster on your dominant hand: The nails on your dominant hand grow slightly faster due to increased usage and blood flow to that hand.
  • An apple floats because it is 25% air: The air pockets within an apple make it less dense than water, allowing it to float.
  • Horses and cows can sleep standing up: These animals have a special locking mechanism in their legs that allows them to sleep without falling over.
  • There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar: In U.S. currency, there are 293 different ways to combine pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and other coins to make a dollar.

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