1. The petals of the flower – Diphylleia grayi turns transparent when in contact with water. Hence, its nickname – The skeleton flower.

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2. The elephant shrew, which looks like a rat is actually genetically related to elephants !




3. Ferrets puts its potential prey into a trance before it attacks them.

Here’s a video of a ferret which puts a rabbit into a trance before it attacks it.


4.  The longest time period between two twins being born is 87 days. 

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5. Just like thumb prints, which are unique to everyone; we also have unique tongue prints !


6. Female kangaroos have 3 vaginas !


7. The first man to step on the moon might be Neil Armstrong; but the first to urinate on the moon was Buzz Aldrin.




8. There was a family of blue skinned people who lived in Kentucky, USA.  This is a disorder called Methemoglobinemia.

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9. The top of the Eiffel tower leans away from the Sun.

This is because of the expansion due to Sun’s heat. The tower can lean away for upto 7 inches !



10. Romans used to clean and whiten their teeth with urine !