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Wombats Are the World's Only Cube-Poop Producers
Wombats are the only animals on Earth that produce perfectly cube-shaped droppings, and scientists spent real grant money figuring out exactly why.
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Weird Facts
Wombats Make the World's Only Cube-Shaped Poop
Wombats are the only animals on Earth that produce perfectly cube-shaped droppings ? a feat of biology so bizarre that scientists spent years puzzling over how a round exit makes square packages.
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Sloths Farm Algae in Their Fur and Then Eat It
Sloths move so slowly that green algae takes up residence in their shaggy coats ? and it turns out the relationship is mutually delicious.
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Wombats Are Nature's Only Square-Poop Champions
The humble Australian wombat is the only known animal on Earth that produces perfectly cube-shaped droppings ? and yes, scientists got a grant to figure out how.
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Sea Otters Hold Hands While They Sleep So They Don't Float Away
Called "rafting," sea otters link paws while snoozing on the ocean surface so currents don't separate them ? and yes, it is exactly as adorable as it sounds.
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Wombats Make Cube-Shaped Poop and Scientists Finally Know Why
The humble wombat is the only known animal on Earth that produces perfectly cube-shaped droppings, and researchers spent years figuring out exactly how.
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Hippos Sweat Sunscreen ? And It Looks Like Blood
Hippopotamuses ooze a reddish, oily liquid from their pores that acts as sunscreen, antibiotic, and skin moisturizer ? which is why ancient observers were convinced they sweated blood.
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A Day on Venus Lasts Longer Than a Year on Venus
Venus spins so incredibly slowly that it completes a full trip around the Sun before it even finishes one rotation ? meaning its days are longer than its years.
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Crows Remember Your Face and Will Hold a Grudge Forever
Crows can recognize individual human faces, remember who wronged them for years, and even teach their chicks which faces to distrust ? tiny, feathered grudge-databases with wings.
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Three Hearts, Blue Blood, and Zero Apologies
Octopuses circulate blue blood through not one, not two, but three hearts ? and somehow still find time to unscrew jars and outsmart marine biologists.