Useless trivia and facts

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The most common wild bird in the world isn't the sparrow or blue jay—it's the red-billed quelea, which lives in Africa and has an estimated population of 1.5 billion.

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The heart of the blue whale, the largest animal on earth, is five feet long and weighs 400 pounds. The whale, in total, weighs 300,000 pounds.

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Elephants can't jump.

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Cows don’t actually have four stomachs; they have one stomach with four compartments.

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The platypus doesn't have a stomach at all: Their esophagus goes straight to their intestines.

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Eating parts of a pufferfish can kill you because of its defense mechanism, which contains a deadly chemical called tetrodotoxin. There's enough in one pufferfish to kill 30 people—and there's no antidote. Still, pufferfish, called fugu, is a highly-prized delicacy in Japan but can only be prepared by well-trained chefs.

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Polar bears have black skin. And actually, their fur isn't white—it's see-through, so it appears white as it reflects light.

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A tiger's skin is actually striped, just like their fur. Also, no two fur patterns are alike.

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Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal in the world: They kill more people than any other creature due to the diseases they carry.

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Flamingoes are only pink because of chemicals called carotenoids in the algae and fish they eat; their feathers are actually grayish-white when they're born.