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  • 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."
  • Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. Oxford was founded in the 12th century, while the Aztec civilization emerged around the 14th century.
  • A group of pandas is called an embarrassment. It's a humorous term for these adorable creatures!
  • 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.
  • There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe. It's an astonishingly complex game!
  • Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible.
  • Octopuses have three hearts. Two pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body.
  • The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes. It was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.
  • The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene. It's quite a bizarre fact!
  • Cows have best friends. They get stressed when they are separated from them.
  • The first oranges weren't orange. They were green, and the orange color only developed through mutation.
  • The human brain takes in 11 million bits of information every second, yet is only aware of 40. Our brains are incredibly selective!
  • The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene. It's quite a bizarre fact!
  • 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.

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