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  • Wombat poop is cube-shaped: Wombats produce cube-shaped droppings, which help prevent them from rolling away in their habitats.
  • A single strand of spaghetti is called a "spaghetto": The word "spaghetti" is plural, and the singular form is "spaghetto."
  • Octopuses can taste with their arms: Octopuses have taste receptors on their suction cups, allowing them to taste their surroundings.
  • A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread: The electrical energy in one lightning strike can power a toaster for months.
  • Seahorses are monogamous and mate for life: Once seahorses find a mate, they stay together for the rest of their lives.
  • The Eiffel Tower can grow in height: Due to thermal expansion, the Eiffel Tower can grow by up to 6 inches in the summer.
  • There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way: There are roughly 3 trillion trees on Earth, while our galaxy has about 100 billion stars.
  • Sloths can take up to a month to digest a single meal: Sloths have the slowest metabolism of any mammal, leading to extremely slow digestion.
  • Bees can recognize human faces: Bees are capable of recognizing individual human faces using a process similar to how humans do.
  • Alaska is both the westernmost and easternmost state in the U.S.: Alaska's Aleutian Islands cross the 180th meridian, making it the most western and eastern state.
  • A day on Mercury is twice as long as its year: Mercury takes 88 Earth days to orbit the sun, but it takes 176 Earth days to complete one rotation.
  • There’s a basketball court in the U.S. Supreme Court building: The court is located on the top floor and is known as "The Highest Court in the Land."
  • Pineapples take two years to grow: From planting to harvest, a pineapple plant takes about two years to produce a single fruit.
  • Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas: Despite vast differences, humans and bananas have many genetic similarities.

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