#1 Pandas fake pregnancies.
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They’ve been caught faking pregnancies in order to score extra food and more time in air conditioning from their zookeepers. The scammery!
#2 Eggplants contain nicotine.
But you’d have to eat 20 pounds of them in order to get the nicotine effect of a cigarette.
#3 Birds don’t pee.
They don’t even have a urethra to do it — everything goes out the booty.
#4 Flammable = inflammable.
They sound like they’d be opposites, but “flammable” and “inflammable” mean the exact same thing: easy to light on fire.
#5 Babies can’t dream.
Neuroscientists believe dreaming starts around age 4 or 5.
#6 Stars eat planets.
If a planet’s orbit comes too close to a star…game over.
#7 Avocados are berries.
While strawberries and raspberries are not.
#8 Lighters predate matches.
The match might seem like more primitive technology, but it actually was invented three years after the lighter.
#9 Fergie voiced Sally.
She’s one of two dozen performers who have lent their voice to Charlie Brown’s sister — her turn was in the ’80s, long before she was famous for her music.
#10 Jellyfish can evaporate.
They’re 98% water, so getting washed up on the beach is bad news.
#11 Whales get tans.
You’re not the only one getting a tan at the beach.
#12 Fingers are muscleless.
Yup, there are no muscles in your fingers — it’s the muscles in your palms and forearms that move them.
#13 Gold is edible.
But don’t eat your gold jewelry — it’s cut with lots of inedible metals.
#14 Orcas are dolphins.
That’s right — the so-called “killer whales” aren’t even whales.
#15 McDonald’s does weddings.
According to Business Insider, a McDonald’s wedding package will set you back anywhere from $373 to $1,290 — but they’re only available in Hong Kong for now!
#16 Saturn rains diamonds.
Scientists estimate about a thousand tons of diamonds rain down on Saturn every year — each up to a centimeter wide. Oh, and Jupiter rains diamonds too!
#17 Dolphins name themselves.
Dolphins have unique whistles — and their fellow dolphin friends will mimic that whistle to get their attention. Dolphin researchers believe this whistle is their version of having a name.
#18 Swearing relaxes people.
It might seem counterintuitive, but studies indicate that yelling a good “Fu*k!” can actually calm you down.
#19 Mangoes get sunburns.
It ruins a lot of crops!
#20 Horses can’t vomit.
Their bodies simply aren’t built for it. Kinda lucky!
#21 Sharks predate trees.
For about 50 million years, the world had sharks and no trees.
#22 Wombats poop cubes.
Wombats mark their territory with poop, and these little cubes stay in place better than your typical cylindrical sh*ts.
#23 Blood contains gold.
But before you get too excited: Most bodies contain just 0.2 milligrams of it. So don’t quit your day job!
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