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  • Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day: Koalas have a low-calorie diet of eucalyptus leaves, which forces them to conserve energy by sleeping for most of the day.
  • Sharks existed before trees: Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years, predating trees by over 50 million years.
  • There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth: There are estimated to be about 70 billion trillion stars, far exceeding the number of sand grains on all the world's beaches.
  • Butterflies taste with their feet: Butterflies have taste sensors on their feet that help them determine whether a plant is suitable for laying eggs.
  • The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years: Charles Osborne from Iowa, USA, had continuous hiccups for 68 years, from 1922 to 1990.
  • Sloths can take a week to digest food: With one of the slowest metabolic rates among mammals, sloths need several days to process a single meal.
  • A leap year doesn’t occur every four years: Leap years are skipped on century years not divisible by 400, such as 1900, to maintain calendar accuracy.
  • Cleopatra lived closer to the moon landing than the building of the pyramids: The Great Pyramid was completed around 2560 BC, while Cleopatra lived around 30 BC, much closer to the 1969 moon landing.
  • Octopuses have blue blood: Octopuses use copper-based hemocyanin instead of iron-based hemoglobin to transport oxygen, which gives their blood a blue color.
  • A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread: The average lightning bolt has about one billion joules of energy, enough to toast thousands of slices of bread.
  • The Eiffel Tower can lean: The massive structure can sway slightly in strong winds and lean away from the sun due to the expansion of heated metal.
  • Pineapples were once so rare they were rented: In 18th-century England, pineapples were seen as a luxury and often rented out for display at parties.
  • Horses can't vomit: Horses have a one-way valve between their esophagus and stomach, preventing them from vomiting.
  • Sea otters hold hands when they sleep: To prevent drifting apart, sea otters often sleep while holding hands in groups called "rafts."
  • A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus: Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate on its axis, but only 225 Earth days to complete one orbit around the sun.

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