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Is there a way to learn some things so briefly, yet have them stay with me forever?
**You can't tickle yourself** because your brain anticipates and cancels out the sensation, making it impossible to surprise yourself.
**The shortest war in history** was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, and lasted only 38 minutes.
Zanzibar surrendered after just 12 minutes of fighting, and the entire war lasted a total of 38 minutes from start to finish.
**Giraffes have four kneecaps**, two for each leg, which helps them support their long legs and neck.
**Human nose can detect over 1 trillion scents**, thanks to the 350 different types of olfactory receptors in the human nose.
**You can't see blue light** directly, but our brains can process it indirectly, which is why blue lights are often used in photography to create a sense of depth.
**Your heart beats around 3 billion times** in your lifetime, pumping around 1.5 million barrels of blood.
**There's a species of jellyfish that's immortal**, the Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the "immortal jellyfish." It can transform its body into a younger state through a process called transdifferentiation.
**The human brain uses 20% of the body's energy**, despite making up only 2% of the body's mass.
This is why thinking hard can make you hungry!
**Butterflies taste with their feet**, using tiny sensors on their feet to detect the sweetness or bitterness of a substance.
**The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure**, spanning over 2,300 kilometers (1,400 miles).
It's so big that it can be seen from space!
**You can't breathe and swallow at the same time**, due to a process called the "swallowing reflex," which temporarily closes the airway while you swallow to prevent food from entering your lungs.
**There's a fungus that turns ants into "zombies"**, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which infects ants and controls their behavior, causing them to climb to high locations before producing spores.
**Human eyes can process 36,000 bits of information every hour**, making them one of the most powerful processing devices in the world.
**A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance"**, due to their bright pink feathers and graceful movements.
**The human body has around 60,000 miles of blood vessels**, which is long enough to circle the Earth more than twice!
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