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  • Honey never spoils: Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
  • A blue whale's heart is the size of a small car: It can weigh around 1,300 pounds (590 kilograms).
  • There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than atoms in the known universe: The number is estimated to be around 10^120, while the number of atoms is about 10^80.
  • 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 38 minutes: The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 ended in less than an hour.
  • A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread: Each bolt can carry up to 1 billion volts of electricity.
  • Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't: In botanical terms, berries are simple fruits stemming from one flower with one ovary.
  • The smell of freshly-cut grass is a plant distress call: The scent is a chemical compound plants release when in distress.
  • A single strand of spaghetti is called a "spaghetto": The singular term for one piece of spaghetti.
  • Some turtles can breathe through their butts: Known as cloacal respiration, this adaptation allows them to stay underwater longer.
  • The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee: Walter Morrison's ashes were molded into a frisbee after he passed away.
  • The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland: This mythical creature has been a symbol of Scotland for centuries.
  • A day on Mercury lasts longer than a year on Mercury: It takes 59 Earth days for Mercury to rotate once, but only 88 Earth days to orbit the Sun.
  • There is a species of jellyfish that is immortal: Turritopsis dohrnii can revert back to its juvenile form after reaching adulthood.
  • A cloud can weigh over a million pounds: The water density and size of an average cumulus cloud can add up to this enormous weight.

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