From deserts and wars to honey and unicorns, these facts will surely impress every single one of your friends and make you the star of the night!
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1. The world's largest desert isn't the Sahara; it's Antarctica.
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While we often think of deserts as hot, sandy places, Antarctica's interior is one of the driest places on Earth.
2. Honey never spoils
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Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
3. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't?
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Botanically speaking, berries are fruits produced from a single ovary, which makes bananas berries, while strawberries develop from multiple ovaries.
4. The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes
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It occurred between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after British warships bombarded the island.
5. Octopuses have three hearts.
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Two pump up blood the the gills, while the third pups it to the rest of the body. Their blood is blue because it contains copper-based hemocyanin instead of iron-based hemoglobin.
6. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer.
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Due to thermal expansion, the iron expands when heated, causing the tower to grow slightly taller in warmer temperatures.
7. The longest musical piece ever written will be performing for over 600 years.
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| slowdown.tv |
The piece is called "Organ²/ASLSP" (As Slow As Possible) by John Cage. A performance started in 2001 in Germany and it is scheduled to finish in 2640, lasting 639 years.
8. Scotland's national animal is the unicorn.
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Although unicorns are mythical creatures, they have been a symbol of Scotland since the 12th century.
9. If stretched, all the world's bacteria would be 10 billion light-years long
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Together they could wrap around the Milky Way over 20,000 times.
10. Ants don't have lungs
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Instead they breathe through openings in their abdomen called "spiracles".
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