Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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While filming a guest appearance on Star Trek TNG, Stephen Hawking was taken on a tour of the USS Enterprise set. When he saw the Warp Core, he paused, and said “I’m working on that.”
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