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🦛 Hippos sleep in the water Hippos have a reflex mechanism that allows them to surface, take a breath, and then dive back underwater without waking up, so they don't drown while sleeping. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

A squirrel monkey named Miss Baker was one of the first animals launched into space by the United States, and she was recovered alive. She lived to be 27 years old, making her the longest-lived squirrel monkey, and her tombstone often has a banana or two on top of it. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

🦉 Owls’ eyes are not spherical, but cylindrical. It is very difficult to rotate such eyes, so nature unexpectedly compensated for this defect by allowing owls to rotate their heads 270 degrees. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

🪴 Aloe can live without water for seven years. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

🦋 In Brazil, there are butterflies that emit a strong smell, so they are specially kept at home to scent the air. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

🐸 Until the 1960s, there was an interesting pregnancy test in European countries - the urine of a supposedly pregnant woman was sent to a British laboratory, where it was injected into a toad. If after this the toad lays eggs for several hours, it means the woman is pregnant.

Cockroaches are able to flatten their body so much that they can fit through a crack as thick as a sheet of paper. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

🐦‍⬛️ When the first batch of sparrows was brought from Europe to America in 1850, the Americans were so delighted that they overfed them all to death. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

The “extremely shocked” emoji 😱 was loosely based on the painting The Scream by Edvard Munch. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

Interestingly, sunflowers usually face the sun, but if they don't find it, they turn to each other. 🌻 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

Whale milk is 50% fat and so thick it won’t dissolve in water, allowing calves to drink straight from the ocean. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

Broccoli is a flower that is harvested before it blooms. If you leave it alone, it will bloom. Broccoli is the plant's flower, and the part we eat is made up of immature buds. If left to grow, those compact green clusters open into small yellow blooms, becoming tougher in texture and more bitter in flavor-so it's harvested before flowering. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

In Japanese culture, the umbilical cord is given great importance. Mothers here keep their children's umbilical cords in special boxes called Kotobuki Bako. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

🧛 Golden blood. Only 43 people in the world have it. It is suitable for transfusion to absolutely everyone, regardless of Rh factor. Carriers of this blood type are among the most valuable donors in the world. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

🤯 The most dangerous and deadly earthquake occurred on January 23, 1556, in Shaanxi, China. It caused about 830 thousand casualties. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

Thomas Wadhouse was an English circus performer who lived in the 18th century. He is most famously known for having the world's longest nose, which measured 7.5 inches (19 cm) long. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

These are crinoid fossils, found in some UK rivers. Once thought to be fairy coins, They're also called 'star stones' & bring victory over your enemies... 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚

📰 Political observers and analysts were stunned on Wednesday after the Wall Street Journal released a bombshell new report about President Donald Trump's activity on his personal social media network, Truth Social. The Journal reported that Trump meant to send his September 20 post telling Attorney General Pam Bondi that the administration was "losing credibility" by not prosecuting former FBI Director James Comey as a direct message. Instead, Trump posted it publicly, which caused Bondi to move forward with prosecuting Comey, according to the report. ⚖️ The report led observers and analysts to conclude that Trump may be conducting state business on his social media network, which may violate federal law and be used to evade accountability for illicit acts. 🚨 #Trump #Media 👂 More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

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A walk in the forest softens the brain's reaction to unpleasant circumstances. 📚 @TheOpenUniversity 📚