The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect.

Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year.

The dragonfly has not changed over the last 300 million years.

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