Some fungi can be turned into leather-like materials.

The material is made from mycelium, the thread-like network that forms the main body of a fungus.

Mycelium can be grown into sheets, dried, and processed into materials used for bags, shoes, clothing, and other products.

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The smallest known mammal by mass is the bumblebee bat, also called Kitti’s hog-nosed bat. It weighs about 2 grams, roughly the same as a small paperclip. This tiny bat lives in limestone caves in Thailand and Myanmar and has a wingspan of only about 13 centimetres.
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A copy of Charles I’s 1649 death warrant is displayed in the Robing Room at the Palace of Westminster. Charles I had ruled without Parliament for 11 years before the English Civil War. He later fought Parliament’s forces and was tried for high treason. He was found guilty and beheaded on 30 January 1649. Some interpret the warrant’s display as a reminder of the limits of royal power, although this is not officially stated as its purpose.

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A lightning bolt can heat the air around it to about 30,000°C, making the air suddenly expand. This rapid expansion creates a shock wave that travels through the atmosphere as thunder. The temperature inside a lightning channel can be five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.

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A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.

Venus takes about 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis, but only about 225 Earth days to complete one orbit around the Sun.

Even stranger, Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most planets. If you stood on Venus, the Sun would appear to rise in the west and set in the east.

It’s one of the strangest planetary rotations in our solar system. 🪐

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The German 🇩🇪 language has a unique letter that’s not used in any other language, the ß, called "Eszett" which is pronounced like a double-s.

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Oranges are not always naturally orange. In some places, they stay green even when ripe because of the weather. To make them look orange, farmers use either a safe red dye called Citrus Red No. 2 or treat the fruit with ethylene gas, which helps the skin change color faster.

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More than 8,000 metres beneath the ocean’s surface, a remarkable fish lives in the darkness of the Mariana Trench.

Known as the Mariana snailfish, it has been recorded at depths where the pressure is more than 800 times greater than at sea level.

With no sunlight, near-freezing temperatures, and crushing pressure, this tiny fish is specially adapted to survive in one of the most extreme environments on Earth. 🐟

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Mathematics wasn't invented by a single person, but developed over millennia across civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and Greece. It evolved from practical needs like trade, construction, and astronomy, becoming the universal language of logic and problem-solving we know today.

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Lethologica, or the "tip-of-the-tongue" phenomenon: 🤔
• Temporary inability to recall a known word or name
• Happens to nearly everyone
• Usually resolves quickly on its own
• Caused by a disconnect between memory retrieval and speech production
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The New World Order (NWO) conspiracy theory claims a secretive group of global elites is plotting to rule the entire world through a single, totalitarian government. Believers say sovereign nations and individual freedoms will be destroyed to establish total control over humanity.
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The number of known serial killers in the United States has fallen sharply since the 1970s and 1980s. Nearly 770 serial killers operated in the U.S. throughout the 1980s, and just under 670 in the ’90s, based on data compiled . Researchers link the decline to advances in DNA testing, surveillance cameras, digital records, improved forensic science, and greater public awareness. The rough estimate on the global rate appeared to show a similar drop over the same period.
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Paltering is a form of deception where someone uses technically true statements to create a misleading impression.

Advertising can use this technique through carefully selected statistics. A product might claim “9 out of 10 users recommend us” while leaving out that the survey involved only a small or highly selected group.

Another might advertise “50% more product” without mentioning that the original package was made smaller. The numbers may be true, while the overall message remains misleading.
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Baal Hadad is the ancient Northwest Semitic god of storms, thunder, rain, and agricultural fertility. The name combines Hadad (his specific proper name as a weather deity) with Baal, a title meaning "Lord".

He was central to the pantheons of ancient Canaan, Ugarit, and Syria. He is known for defeating Yam (the chaotic sea god), and later struggling against Mot (the god of death and sterility).

He is equivalent to the Mesopotamian god Adad/Ishkur, the Greek Zeus, and the Roman Jupiter.
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Boanthropy is a rare psychological disorder in which a person believes they are a bovine, such as a cow or ox.

It is a form of zoanthropy, involving the belief that a person has become an animal.

Ancient Greek writings contain accounts of people believing they had become animals.

Cases are extremely rare, and treatment depends on the underlying cause. Recovery is sometimes possible.

The Bible also describes King Nebuchadnezzar II living like cattle and eating grass in Daniel chapter 4.
This story is sometimes compared with boanthropy, but it does not explicitly describe a modern diagnosis.

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Hawaii 2 is an island owned by Hawaii 2, LLC, an affiliate of Cards Against Humanity. The company bought it and gave licenses to 250,000 Holiday Bullshit subscribers as a 2014 gift. Today, the island is open to the public for activities like hiking, swimming, fishing, birdwatching, and photography.

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The earliest evidence for the domestication of the goat has been found in Iran (ca. 10,000 b.c.). Iran also has the largest number of prehistoric sites (ca. 7000 b.c.) showing traces of the systematic breeding of this animal.

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The Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine was adopted by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR on 24 August 1991.

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