Sound travels 4 times faster in water than in air.

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The coldest city in the world is Oymyakon. It is also the Pole of Cold, as well as the coldest place on Earth, where there is a permanent population.

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Earthworms are hermaphrodites, meaning each worm has both male and female reproductive organs. Cutting one in two does not normally create two worms. In some species, the front part can regrow missing sections, while the rear part usually dies. So it is not exactly a cloning trick!
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The sense of smell is heightened in space

If perfume is sprayed on the ship, it can bring painful sensations.

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The prey has a horizontal shape of the pupil to better scan the horizon. The predator is vertical to better focus on prey.

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Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges.

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People can die of a broken heart. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is the weakening of heart muscles usually caused by extreme emotional or physical stress

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Pigeons are able to disperse to 100 km/h in two seconds.

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Platypus venom causes excruciating pain. This pain can last for months and even morphine does not help.

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Decomposition of the body to a skeleton in ordinary soil can take about a year, and a skeleton can take eight to twelve years to decompose

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The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes (England vs.

Zanzibar).

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Did you know that the word "salary" comes from the Latin word Salarium, which referred to the allowance of salt given to Roman soldiers? Your daily hard work is rooted in something essential and valuable!

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Frogs literally eat with their eyes!

If you get close and personal with a frog and watch it eat, you may come away wondering why it closes its eyes every time it swallows.

It’s not just that they really savor every bite, but it’s actually biological.

Frogs will close their eyes and then retract them down towards their throat, which helps push food down towards their stomach!

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This is Barreleye Fish, and it is the first fish to have transparent head.

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There is a flower that looks like a human skull.

The Antirrhinum majus commonly known as the snapdragon aka the dragon flower.

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Transferring a 5MB hard drive in 1956.

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A newly discovered snake from New Guinea has been named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash.

Scientists named the new species Lielaphis slashi or “Slash’s groundsnake” in honor of his lifelong love of reptiles.

The reddish-brown, nonvenomous snake is about 71 cm long and was initially mistaken for another species. Genetic testing and physical differences later revealed that it was actually new to science.

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Ancient societies used surprisingly unusual methods to prevent pregnancy. In ancient Egypt, women were advised to place mixtures containing honey, dates, and acacia inside the vagina.

Ancient Greek and Roman texts describe other methods, including plant-based preparations and physical barriers.

Some ingredients may have had limited contraceptive effects, but many historical remedies were ineffective or potentially harmful.
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There is a town in Norway called "Hell."

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