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Making change for a #dollar involves trading a paper dollar for a combination of coins with values that add up to $1. If we consider using pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, 50-cent pieces, and dollar coins, then there is a total of 293 ways to make change for a dollar! #funFacts
Cleopatra was not Egyptian but of Greek descent. There is a general consensus among scholars that she was predominantly of Macedonian Greek ancestry and minorly of Iranian descent (Sogdian and Persian).
#egypt#cleopatra#funFacts#greek#heritage#science#history
Mercury's year (one lap around the Sun) is about 88 Earth-days long. A solar day on Mercury is actually twice as long as its year, or about 176 Earth-days long. This is because of the slow rotation of Mercury around its own axis.
#universe#science#funFacts#solar#space
The loudest whale ever recorded is the sperm whale. It communicates with other sperm whales and navigates through clicks that last about 10 milliseconds. The #sperm#whale is the loudest species of whale, reaching sound levels of over 236 dB.
#nature#funFacts#science#ocean
Zombie-ant fungus, also called cordyceps, species of parasitic fungus of the order Hypocreales that infects #ants and alters their behaviour before killing them. The fungus is largely pantropical and primarily infects carpenter ants.
#zombie#fauna#science#funFacts#lastOfUs
The International Space Station orbits Earth, at an average altitude of 248 miles (400 kilometers). At night, the #ISS is visible from Earth, appearing as a luminous moving point of light and rivaling the brilliant planet #Venus in brightness.
#universe#funFacts#technology
The biggest star in the universe (that we know of), UY Scuti is a variable hypergiant with a radius around 1,700 times larger than the radius of the sun. To put that in perspective, the volume of almost 5 billion suns could fit inside a sphere the size of UY Scuti.
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Generally, a pineapple needs 2-3 years to produce fruit. It takes that long because one fruit is from over 200 flowers, and each section on the skin is a flower that fused with others to create the pineapple.
#pineapple#flora#funFacts
HD 189733b, a huge gas giant that orbits very close to its host star HD 189733 where it rains molten glass sideways as winds howls at 7000km/hr.
#gasGiant#rain#sapce#universe#funFacts
We are still not entirely sure how the electric eel manages to protect itself from its own shock, although it is thought that insulating tissue over primary organs and habituation to the shock provide the best explanation.
Electric #eel can produce a shock of up to 600 #volts! Charge is produced by around 6,000 specialised cells (0.15 volts/cell), called #electrocytes, which are lined up in sequence, but when each is discharged simultaneously the electric eel can produce a greate shock.
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Human deaths from electrocution are rare, unless the victim has a heart condition. However, death can sometimes occur from drowning having been stunned by the shock.
Surface temperatures on #Venus are about 900 °F (475°C) -hot enough to melt lead. The surface is a rusty color and it's peppered with intensely crunched mountains and thousands of large volcanoes. Scientists think it's possible some volcanoes are still active.
#funFact#universe
Sound is a mecanical wave, which means that it needs substance to travel through, such as air or water. In space, there is no air, so sound has nothing to travel through. If someone were to scream in space, the sound wouldn't even leave their mouths.
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