"The length of a day increases by approximately 1.8 milliseconds per century due to tidal friction caused by the Moon’s gravity. "
"The diameter of Australia from east to west is nearly 4,000 km, while the Moon’s diameter is about 3,474 km."
"In the 18th century, pigeon droppings were valuable for making gunpowder, leading King George I to declare them the property of the Crown."
"Recent studies have shown that the human olfactory system is capable of distinguishing more than one trillion different odors."
"The Fear of Long Words? Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia."
"Guinea pigs are social animals, and owning a single one is considered animal abuse in Switzerland."
"In English, ‘I am’ is the shortest sentence that expresses a complete thought."
"Scientists estimate that there are around 100 billion stars in our galaxy, and about 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe.. meaning there are FAR more stars than grains of SAND on every beach on Earth!"
"The longest that anyone has ever held their breath for is a shocking 24 minutes."
"An average adult human body contains enough fat to make about seven bars of soap."
"If all the DNA in your body were stretched out, it would measure about 67 billion miles!"
"Even though Mercury is closer to the Sun, Venus has a thicker atmosphere that traps heat, making it hotter than Mercury with an average temperature of about 900°F (475°C)."
"Dolphins communicate with each other using unique whistles that serve as names, and they can recognize and respond to these individual names."
"The average adult human body contains approximately 37.2 trillion cells."
"The energy contained in a single lightning bolt can reach up to 1 billion volts, which is enough to power an entire city for a day."
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