Octopus Stinkhorn Mushroom looks like an octopus and stinks like rotting flesh
The Octopus Stinkhorn Mushroom looks like an octopus and stinks like rotting flesh to attract flies that spread its spores, ensuring that its species spreads.
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Finland has 3.3 million saunas for a population of 5.3 million!
Finland has 3.3 million saunas for a population of 5.3 million! They can be found in homes, offices, sports centres, hotels, ships and even mines.
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The rainbow eucalyptus is the most colourful tree in the world
Eucalyptus deglupta or the “rainbow eucalyptus” is the most colourful tree in the world. The previous season’s bark peels off in strips to reveal a brightly coloured new bark below, with vertical streaks of red, orange, green, purple, blue and grey.
Read moreOnly seven people in the world have the ‘keys to the Internet’
Only seven people in the world have the ‘keys to the Internet’. In the event of a catastrophe, the DNSSEC (domain name system security) could be damaged or compromised and we’d be unable to verify if a URL was pointing to the correct website.
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Switzerland’s pet ownership laws
In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig because they’re social animals prone to loneliness. Pet ownership laws don’t stop there.
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