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Bite-sized revelations that rewire your worldview: octopuses have three hearts, honey never spoils, and bananas are berries but strawberries aren’t. These facts aren’t just trivia—they’re sparks that ignite wonder, settle debates, or make you the most fascinating person at dinner. Knowledge isn’t just power; it’s the ultimate conversation starter, served fresh, fast, and endlessly intriguing.
"Around Christmas 1914, on the Western Front during WWI, British and German forces had an unofficial ceasefire where soldiers from both sides walked out into no man's land where they exchanged food, played games, sang songs, and even attended burials for each side."
"If a crow is in trouble, his buddies will defend him against the attacker. Btw, they can recognise different faces and if someone who attacked them pass by again, they'll probably attack on sight.
If you're being consistently friendly to a crow (by, say, feeding him), he'll remember and will become your friend. He may even bring you some shiny stuff as a thank."
John Cena has granted over 650 Make-A-Wish wishes, which is more than any other individual in the foundation's history and holds a Guinness World Record for it.
Rats demonstrate altruism and will help a fellow rat in distress before going after a treat.
"Even if they've never been able to witness it themselves, blind people smile when they are happy. Smiling is a basic human instinct."
"Studies have shown that young babies don't smile because they are really happy but because they realize it makes their mother really happy."
"When Llamas are happy/contented they hum. Some day I hope to gaze across my fields as the sun sets, listening to the birds singing and the llamas humming. "
"In Welsh folklore, Corgis were said to be the preferred transportation method of fairies."
"During the Austro-Prussia War, Liechtenstein sent eighty men to fight and the battalion returned with eighty one men. During their campaign they made a friend.
Every year the Netherlands sends 20,000 tulip bulbs to Canada to thank them for their aid in the Second World War.
The kingdom of Bhutan uses ‘gross national happiness’ as a key national indicator."
"Seahorse mating pairs dance together every morning to reinforce their pair bond, tails entwined and sometimes changing color as they dance."
"Puffins mate for life, make little homes in the cliffsides to have their young in. The best part is they make a side room for a toilet."
"I put my stethoscope on my dog and said "who's a good puppy" and her heart went crazy."
"There is no angry way to say the word "bubbles"
"Gorillas hum happy songs to themselves and to their mates after eating a meal they enjoy."