1. McDonald's once created bubblegum-flavored broccoli.
2. "Vegetables" don't really exist.
Professional chefs and home cooks may use the word "vegetable" to describe everything from asparagus and broccoli to zucchini and yams, but the term vegetable doesn't exist in botanical terminology.
3. Figs aren't considered vegan because they have dead wasps inside.
A female wasp will enter the fig, passing into a part of the plant known as the "calimyrna" while trying to lay her eggs. Eventually, she dies, and is broken down by a protein-digesting enzyme inside the fig.
4. We are born with only two innate fears.
Scientists have found that humans have just : the fear of falling and the fear of loud sounds. The rest of your phobias are learned over time.
5. Your blood makes up about 8 percent of your body weight.
6. You have a 1 in 1,461 chance of being born on leap day.
That's because there are 1,460 days in four years, plus one for the leap year, totalling 1,461.
7. The Turritopsis Nutricula jellyfish is the only known organism on Earth which is biologically immortal.
8. Women's hearts beat faster, but men's hearts are larger.
9. Lobsters have clear blood.
10. The first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer.
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