The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime. 🌍🚶

That’s over 216 million steps.

Turtles can breathe through their butts. 🐢😮

It’s called cloacal respiration—handy during hibernation.

A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds

All that water vapor adds up—just spread out over miles

Scotland has 421 words for “snow.”

Including “sneesl” (to start raining or snowing) and “skelf” (a large flake).

A shrimp’s heart is in its head. 🦐❤️🧠

Technically, it’s located behind the brain—but still, wild.

The dot over the letter “i” is called a “tittle.”

It’s a real word—and it’s been around since the 14th century.

There’s a species of spider that can cartwheel away from danger. 🕷️🤸

The flic-flac spider lives in the Sahara and flips to escape predators.

Cows have best friends and get stressed when separated. 🐄💔

Bovine bonding is real—and measurable.

The longest hiccup spree lasted 68 years.

Charles Osborne hiccupped from 1922 to 1990.

Honey never spoils. 🍯⏳

Archaeologists found pots of it in ancient Egyptian tombs—still edible.

The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died

Ed Headrick’s ashes were molded into memorial discs.

There’s a town in Norway where it’s illegal to die.

Longyearbyen’s cemetery stopped accepting bodies due to permafrost preservation.

There’s a species of jellyfish that can live forever.

Turritopsis dohrnii resets its life cycle when stressed.

Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins.

Up to 40 minutes, thanks to their slow metabolism.

A day on Venus is longer than its year.

It rotates so slowly that its year (orbit) finishes first.

The Eiffel Tower can grow over 6 inches in summer.

Metal expands with heat—Paris gets taller when it’s hot.

You can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat from two miles away.

It’s the size of a small car.

Sharks existed before trees. 🌳🦈

They’ve been cruising the oceans for over 400 million years.

Wombat poop is cube-shaped.

Helps it stay put and mark territory.

Octopuses have three hearts.

Two pump blood to the gills, one to the rest of the body—and it stops when they swim.

Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t. 🍌

Nature’s classification system is a bit of a joker.

In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig.

Guinea pigs are social animals and easily feel lonely.