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Turtles Can Live Over 100 Years

Chameleons Change Color to Communicate

Owls Can Rotate Their Heads 270 Degrees

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Turtles Can Live Over 100 Years

Chameleons Change Color to Communicate

Owls Can Rotate Their Heads 270 Degrees

Ants Communicate with Pheromones

There Are Over 12,000 Species of Ants

Ants Can Lift 50 Times Their Body Weight

The Game of Go is More Complex Than Chess

Monopoly Has Sold Over 250 Million Copies

Chess is One of the Oldest Games in the World

Bananas Are Berries, But Strawberries Aren’t

The World’s Largest Ice Cream Cone Was Made in Summer 2015

Chocolate Can Be Deadly for Dogs

Speedrunning Turns Games into Races

Esports Now Rival Traditional Sports

Minecraft Is the Best-Selling Game Ever

The Deepest Point in the Ocean is the Mariana Trench

Most of the World’s Freshwater Is in Antarctica

Antarctica Has No Permanent Population

The Pyramids of Egypt Align with the Stars

The 1892 Shipwreck Changed Maritime Safety

Póvoa de Varzim Preserves Ancient Poveira Symbols

Summer Can Affect Your Appetite

The Human Body Can Sweat Up to 1 Liter per Hour in Extreme Heat

Summer Can Boost Mood and Energy

Mars Has Two Small Moons

Robots Have Been Exploring Mars for Decades

Mars Has One of the Largest Canyons in the Solar System

Oceans Cover Over 70% of Earth

What Is a Haboob?

Ocean Waves Are Higher in Summer

Póvoa de Varzim Hosts the Correntes d’Escritas Festival

Tour of Portugal Is One of the Oldest Cycling Races

Tour of Portugal Is One of the Toughest Cycling Races

Space Smells Like Burnt Steak

Tropical Nights Are Becoming More Common

Summer Days Can Have Over 15 Hours of Sunlight

The Megamouth Shark Was Only Discovered in 1976

Tiger Sharks Eat Almost Anything

The Goblin Shark Is Called a 'Living Fossil'

AlphaGo was the First AI to Beat Human Champions at Go

Chatbots Are Transforming Customer Service

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