The zoo in Tokyo closes for 2 months every year so that the animals can take a break from the visitors.

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A lungfish can spend 4 years out of water. This species gets approximately 90 percent of its oxygen from air. It digs its way into mud and surrounds itself with a secretion that will allow it to survive for up to four years, although it's usually only for a matter of months before the waters return.

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The low start in athletics was taken from the kangaroo.

This animal bends slightly to the ground when jumping.

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A snake’s heart can move around its body to protect it from harm when the snake has eaten a large prey.

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There is an Octopus species (Graneledone boreopacifica) that cares for her eggs for 53 months, apparently not eating during this time and then dies. This brooding period is the longest known for any animal.

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In Ancient Rome, a gladiator was only someone who fought against other men. If you were in the arena facing wild beasts, you were called a bestiarii. There were two types of bestiarii: those condemned to die in such a manner, and those doing it voluntarily, for pay or for glory.

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The light bulb is the universal symbol for a new idea because of Felix the Cat cartoons.

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There are sign language equivalents of tongue twisters. They’re called “finger fumblers”. These are signs that are physically challenging to articulate quickly and repeatedly in sign language, similar to how spoken tongue twisters are difficult to pronounce clearly at speed.

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At birth Dalmatians are always white.

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The Moon is slowly moving away from earth at about 3.8 cm every year.

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The retina of the human eye perceives the world upside down, and then the resulting image is turned upside down by the brain. In addition, the eye receives the image divided into halves and significantly distorted, and the brain puts it together

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If a tree were planted with the purchase of every bottle of Coca-Cola, all the forests of the Earth would be restored in three years.

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In 2009, Brian Acton wanted to apply for a job at Facebook but was turned down. A few months later, he and a friend created WhatsApp, which Facebook bought from them in 2014 for $19 billion.

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The brain does not get tired of mental work. The person feels mentally tired due to an emotional or psychological condition. The only thing that can really tire the brain is lack of sleep.

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Formication is a symptom where you hallucinate the feeling of insects crawling in, on or under your skin. This symptom can be very upsetting or disturbing, leading to other issues like self-injury from scratching or trying to get the insects out from under or inside of your skin.

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The oldest wine was discovered on the territory of modern Germany. The bottle was corked in 325 BC.

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The average person eats about 40 kg of sugar per year, including that contained in desserts, snacks and other foods.

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Almost 2/3 of people have experienced deja vu based on dreams.

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