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Hungry for a treasure trove of weird and wonderful facts beyond your wildest imagination? Then keep on reading...Did you know that trees collaborate, communicate, and engage in chemical warfare?Or that humans are better at smelling rain than sharks are at smelling blood?Or that Napoleon once fought a pack of tame rabbits... and lost?Sometimes, life gets boring. Your sense of wonder often gets lost in a pile of chores, paperwork, and obligations.But whether you’re bored and hunting for entertainment or just want some fascinating facts to share with your family and friends, you’ve come to the right place.With tons of boredom-busting facts and mysteries about plants, animals, history, space travel, and everything in between, you have a set of fail-safe curiosities and conversation starters up your sleeve.So, if you want to find out...Why some people believe their families have been replaced by impostorsHow tens of thousands of fireflies can synchronize with each other to blink in unisonOr what the weird bubble-like objects at the center of the Milky Way areThen this book is here to satisfy your curiosity.In this enthralling collection of 60 fascinating, bizarre, and entertaining phenomena, you’ll discover:The creature that never dies - it just goes back to the juvenile stage and starts all over againA multicolored shrimp that attacks unsuspecting prey with the force of a .22-caliber bullet... underwaterHow a slimy glob of single-celled organisms can remember, learn, and transfer knowledgeWhen science-fiction turns into real-life horror - how a fungus takes over ants’ bodies and turns them into zombiesHow scientists can look at your tears and tell whether you were sad or just cutting an onionThe story of the 'dancing plague' that swept through Europe 500 years ago, leaving people dead from exhaustionThe country where you can pay someone to apologize for you, or even quit your jobThe identical twins who lived unbelievably identical lives - even though they were separated at birthThe mechanics of black holes and the possibility of 'white holes'... places where time runs backwardAnd so much more.This isn’t just any old collection of recycled factoids and half-true anecdotes - all of the information has been carefully curated, thoroughly researched, and fact-checked to within an inch of its life.What’s more? You’ll also find unbelievable stories from the past, new technologies right at the leading edge of science, and futuristic ideas with the potential to completely transform human lives.So, what are you waiting for?
