Pointless Facts
Ana Kimber
As well as humans, animals can also trip on mushrooms.
Mushrooms have their own immune system. 1.
Ancient Egyptians believed that mushrooms grew by magic. This is becasue of the way they would appear over night. They considered them the plant of immortality.
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The male seahorse carries the eggs and gives birth when they are fully formed. Seahorses have no sotmach, food passes through them so quickly, they must eat almost constantly to stay alive.
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An octopus has three hearts. All clownfish are born male, some turn female to enable to mate. 4.
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Flamingos are naturally white- their diet of shrimp and algae turns them pink. Hippo’s milk is bright pink. Tigers stripes are all unique, just like human fingerprints. A grizzly bears bite is strong enough to crush a bowling ball. The heart of a shrimp is loacted in its head. Elephants are the only animal that can’t jump. 8.
A Rhinoceros’ horn is made of hair. Giraffes have no vocal chords. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. A type of ‘immortal’ jellyfish is capable of cheating death indefinitely. Polar bears have black skin and clear fur. Honeybees can flap their wings 200 times a second.
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Honeybees can get sexually transmitted diseases.
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