Weird Facts
The Underwater Championship You Never Saw Coming
In a diving contest between a sleek dolphin and a sleepy sloth, you might want to put your money on the one covered in moss.
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That Fresh Rain Smell? You're Actually Sniffing Bacteria
The beloved scent of rain on dry earth has a name — petrichor — and it's mostly created by a soil bacterium that releases a molecule your nose can detect at parts-per-trillion concentrations.
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Polar Bears Are Not Actually White — They're Transparent
Polar bear fur isn't white at all — every single hair is colorless and hollow, like a tiny fiber optic cable, and the skin underneath is completely black.