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As The Ozark Trading Post, we believe that publishing a fun fact every day can help our readers start their day with a smile, spark their curiosity, and provide a break from the day-to-day grind. It can also foster a sense of community, as readers can share the fun fact with friends and family or use it as a conversation starter.
  • [Ants]: Ants don't have lungs; they breathe through tiny holes in their exoskeletons called spiracles.
  • [Rainbows]: Rainbows are actually full circles, but the ground usually obscures the bottom half.
  • [Coffee]: Coffee beans are not beans; they are seeds of a fruit called the coffee cherry.
  • [Octopuses]: Octopuses have three hearts; two pump blood to the gills, and one pumps it to the rest of the body.
  • [The Brain]: Your brain generates about 12-25 watts of electricity—enough to power a low-wattage LED light bulb.
  • [Mount Everest]: Mount Everest grows about 0.1576 inches (4 millimeters) taller every year.
  • [Butterflies]: Butterflies can taste with their feet.
  • [Music]: Listening to music can reduce the perception of pain, increase endurance, and reduce fatigue.
  • [The Human Eye]: The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.
  • [The Ocean]: The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth, covering an area of about 63.8 million square miles (165.25 million square kilometers).
  • [The Universe]: There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth.
  • [The Human Body]: The human body contains enough iron to make a 3-inch (7.6 cm) nail.
  • [Bees]: Bees communicate through dancing; they perform a dance called the "waggle dance" to indicate the direction and distance to food sources.
  • [The Statue of Liberty]: The Statue of Liberty's full name is "Liberty Enlightening the World."
  • [Trees]: Trees can communicate and share resources with each other through an underground fungal network called the "Wood Wide Web."

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