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  • The average person spends 6 months of their lifetime waiting for a red light to turn green. That's a lot of time spent at traffic signals!
  • A shrimp's heart is in its head. This unique anatomical feature allows the shrimp to pump blood to its body efficiently.
  • Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible.
  • The electric chair was invented by a dentist. Dr. Alfred Southwick, inspired by a tragic accident involving electricity, developed the idea as a more humane method of execution.
  • The Great Wall of China is not visible from space without aid. Despite the popular myth, astronauts have stated that it's difficult to see the Wall with the naked eye from the low orbit of space.
  • Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. Due to the skin of the grape trapping electromagnetic waves, it creates sparks, causing the grape to burst.
  • The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes. It was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.
  • A flock of crows is known as a murder. This term stems from the folk belief that crows would gather to decide the fate of another crow found dead.
  • The first oranges weren't orange. They were green, and the orange color only developed through mutation.
  • Cows have best friends. They get stressed when they are separated from them.
  • Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. Oxford was founded in the 12th century, while the Aztec civilization emerged around the 14th century.
  • The human brain takes in 11 million bits of information every second, yet is only aware of 40. Our brains are incredibly selective!
  • There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It's known as the "Highest Court in the Land."
  • Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't. In botanical terms, berries develop from a single ovary, which bananas do, but strawberries don't.

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