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Botanical geneticists sequencing the genome of the domesticated tomato discovered that it possesses over thirty-one thousand genes, which is roughly ten thousand more than a human being.
Botanical geneticists sequencing the genome of the domesticated tomato discovered that it possesses over thirty-one thousand genes, which is roughly ten…
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Koalas are currently facing a massive population crisis due to an epidemic of sexually transmitted chlamydia, which causes blindness, severe bladder inflammation, and infertility.
Koalas are currently facing a massive population crisis due to an epidemic of sexually transmitted chlamydia, which causes blindness, severe bladder…
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Domestic pigs can experience an orgasm that lasts for up to thirty unbroken minutes, an evolutionary trait that feels completely unnecessary but is deeply fascinating to agricultural scientists.
Domestic pigs can experience an orgasm that lasts for up to thirty unbroken minutes, an evolutionary trait that feels completely unnecessary but is deeply…
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Rats emit ultrasonic giggling sounds when they are being tickled by researchers, revealing that these notoriously hated rodents actually possess a very rudimentary sense of joy and playfulness.
Rats emit ultrasonic giggling sounds when they are being tickled by researchers, revealing that these notoriously hated rodents actually possess a very…
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Trillions of tiny subatomic particles called neutrinos pass through your body every single second without you ever noticing, originating mostly from the nuclear reactions happening inside the sun.
Trillions of tiny subatomic particles called neutrinos pass through your body every single second without you ever noticing, originating mostly from the…
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Uranus genuinely smells like rotten eggs due to the massive concentration of hydrogen sulfide in its upper atmospheric layers.
Uranus genuinely smells like rotten eggs due to the massive concentration of hydrogen sulfide in its upper atmospheric layers. Astronomers used sophisticated…
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Pigeons possess an incredible visual memory that allows them to distinguish between the paintings of Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet after undergoing behavioral conditioning.
Pigeons possess an incredible visual memory that allows them to distinguish between the paintings of Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet after undergoing…
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Wolffia globosa is the smallest flowering plant on Earth, roughly the size of a single grain of salt, yet it manages to produce a fruit that is technically edible.
Wolffia globosa is the smallest flowering plant on Earth, roughly the size of a single grain of salt, yet it manages to produce a fruit that is technically…
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Three-toed sloths risk their lives once a week by climbing all the way down to the forest floor just to defecate, a bizarre habit designed to help a specific species of moth lay eggs in their fresh dung.
Three-toed sloths risk their lives once a week by climbing all the way down to the forest floor just to defecate, a bizarre habit designed to help a specific…
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Trees communicate and share nutrients through a massive underground fungal network playfully dubbed the wood-wide web, allowing older trees to secretly pump sugar into struggling…
Trees communicate and share nutrients through a massive underground fungal network playfully dubbed the wood-wide web, allowing older trees to secretly pump…
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Water molecules on Earth have been recycled through the global water cycle for over four billion years, meaning there is a near-100 percent statistical probability that the water…
Water molecules on Earth have been recycled through the global water cycle for over four billion years, meaning there is a near-100 percent statistical…
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Turritopsis dohrnii is a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal and can completely revert its cells back to their earliest developmental stage when injured or facing starvation.
Turritopsis dohrnii is a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal and can completely revert its cells back to their earliest developmental stage…
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Cumulus clouds might look like weightless tufts of floating cotton, but a single average-sized cloud actually weighs around one point one million pounds.
Cumulus clouds might look like weightless tufts of floating cotton, but a single average-sized cloud actually weighs around one point one million pounds. This…
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Octopuses possess three distinct hearts and blue, copper-based blood to survive in deep, freezing ocean waters.
Octopuses possess three distinct hearts and blue, copper-based blood to survive in deep, freezing ocean waters. Two of these hearts pump blood to the gills,…
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Astronauts returning from spacewalks consistently report that the vacuum of space smells distinctively like seared steak, hot metal, and welding fumes.
Astronauts returning from spacewalks consistently report that the vacuum of space smells distinctively like seared steak, hot metal, and welding fumes. This…
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Human taste receptors are highly sensitive to the temperature of water, which is why cold water tastes sharp and refreshing while warm water tastes round and inherently gross.
Human taste receptors are highly sensitive to the temperature of water, which is why cold water tastes sharp and refreshing while warm water tastes round and…
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Woodpeckers have incredibly long tongues that wrap entirely around their own skulls to act as a shock absorber when they violently slam their faces into trees, because hammering…
Woodpeckers have incredibly long tongues that wrap entirely around their own skulls to act as a shock absorber when they violently slam their faces into…
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Koalas possess fingerprints that are so nearly identical to human ones that Australian police have actually confused the prints of these marsupials with human suspects at crime scenes.
Koalas possess fingerprints that are so nearly identical to human ones that Australian police have actually confused the prints of these marsupials with human…
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Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, contains a massive subsurface ocean holding more than twice the amount of water found on Earth.
Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, contains a massive subsurface ocean holding more than twice the amount of water found on Earth. Beneath a crust of solid…
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Liquid helium becomes a superfluid when cooled to nearly absolute zero, losing all electrical resistance and kinetic viscosity.
Liquid helium becomes a superfluid when cooled to nearly absolute zero, losing all electrical resistance and kinetic viscosity. In this bizarre quantum state,…
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Neutron stars are the collapsed cores of massive supergiant stars and are so incomprehensibly dense that a single teaspoon of their material would weigh roughly six billion tons on Earth.
Neutron stars are the collapsed cores of massive supergiant stars and are so incomprehensibly dense that a single teaspoon of their material would weigh…
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Corvids possess highly developed cognitive abilities and can recognize, remember, and actively hold grudges against specific human faces for several years.
Corvids possess highly developed cognitive abilities and can recognize, remember, and actively hold grudges against specific human faces for several years.…
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Ants have a combined global population estimated at twenty quadrillion, meaning their total biological mass is roughly equal to or greater than the biomass of all wild birds and mammals combined.
Ants have a combined global population estimated at twenty quadrillion, meaning their total biological mass is roughly equal to or greater than the biomass of…
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Inhaling helium causes the human voice to sound incredibly high-pitched because sound travels nearly three times faster through helium than it does through normal air.
Inhaling helium causes the human voice to sound incredibly high-pitched because sound travels nearly three times faster through helium than it does through…
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