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  • Wombat Poop Shape: Wombats produce cube-shaped poop, which helps it stay in place and mark their territory.
  • Banana Radiation: Bananas are slightly radioactive due to their potassium content. However, the radiation is harmless to humans.
  • Octopus Hearts: Octopuses have three hearts: two pump blood to the gills, and one pumps it to the rest of the body.
  • Venus Rotation: Venus rotates on its axis so slowly that its day is longer than its year.
  • Hot Water Freezes Faster: Under certain conditions, hot water can freeze faster than cold water, a phenomenon known as the Mpemba effect.
  • Glass is a Liquid: Glass is technically a supercooled liquid with extremely high viscosity, which flows very slowly over time.
  • Blue Whale Heart: A blue whale's heart is so large that a human could swim through its arteries.
  • Strawberry Seeds: Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside, averaging around 200 seeds per berry.
  • Eiffel Tower Expansion: The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches taller during the summer due to the expansion of its iron in the heat.
  • Butterflies Taste with Feet: Butterflies have taste sensors on their feet, allowing them to taste their food by standing on it.
  • Honey Never Spoils: Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
  • Tardigrades Resilience: Tardigrades, also known as water bears, can survive extreme temperatures, radiation, and even the vacuum of space.
  • Longest English Word: The longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long and takes about three and a half hours to pronounce.
  • Mantis Shrimp Punch: Mantis shrimp can punch with the speed of a bullet, powerful enough to break glass and stun prey.
  • Lightning Strikes Frequency: Lightning strikes Earth about 100 times every second, totaling roughly 8.6 million times per day.

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