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"10+1 Astonishing Facts About Our World That Circulate the Internet and Are All True

"10+1 Astonishing Facts About Our World That Circulate the Internet and Are All True

In a world where reality can sometimes be more astonishing than the wildest of tales, certain facts seem unbelievable at first hearing. Yet, they are not fiction, but real, verified truths.
The Good Man Project has gathered a collection of these intriguing truths, and we are nearly certain that everyone will find something among them that will surprise:

1. A DAY ON VENUS IS LONGER THAN A YEAR
As a warm-up, here's a fact that most people might accept as true, given the scarcity of educated or amateur astronomers: A day on Venus (the time it takes for the planet to rotate around its axis) is indeed longer than a year (its orbit around the Sun). Venus requires approximately 243 Earth days to rotate once, but only 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun. This means that a day on Venus is longer than an entire Venusian year.

2. OCTOPUSES HAVE THREE HEARTS
Octopuses are remarkable creatures, and one of their amazing features is that they indeed have three hearts. Two of these hearts pump blood to the gills, while the third circulates oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body. This incredible anatomy is a part of their adaptation to their underwater lifestyle.

3. HONEY NEVER SPOILS
Archaeologists have discovered pots filled with honey over 3,000 years old in ancient Egyptian tombs, which are still perfectly edible today. The natural composition of honey, along with its low water content and high acidity, creates an environment hostile to bacteria and microorganisms, preventing them from flourishing. Consequently, honey can essentially last indefinitely.

4. THE WORLD’S LARGEST DESERT IS NOT THE SAHARA
Though the Sahara is the most famous and well-known desert, the largest desert in the world is actually Antarctica. A desert's definition hinges on low amounts of precipitation, and the minute quantity of rainfall in Antarctica qualifies it as a desert.

5. THERE ARE MORE TREES ON EARTH THAN STARS IN THE MILKY WAY
An interesting fact indeed: Estimates suggest there are more than 3 trillion trees on Earth, while our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains about 100 billion stars. This means our planet hosts far more trees than there are stars in our own galaxy.

6. CLEOPATRA LIVED CLOSER IN TIME TO THE MOON LANDING THAN TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREAT PYRAMID
Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt, lived around 30 BCE. The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed circa 2560 BCE, making it approximately 2,500 years prior to Cleopatra's reign. In contrast, the Apollo 11 Moon landing occurred in 1969, which is chronologically closer to Cleopatra than the building of the Great Pyramid.

7. THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO ARRANGE A DECK OF CARDS THAN THERE ARE ATOMS ON EARTH
A standard deck of 52 playing cards can be arranged in more ways than there are atoms on Earth. The number of possible combinations is staggering: cards can be shuffled in 8 x 10^67 different ways.

8. MOUNT EVEREST IS NOT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN
While Mount Everest boasts the highest altitude above sea level on Earth, Hawaii's Mauna Kea is the world's tallest mountain when measured from its base on the ocean floor. Mauna Kea stands at approximately 10,210 meters tall, in contrast to Mount Everest's 8,848 meters.

9. BANANAS ARE BERRIES, BUT STRAWBERRIES ARE NOT
In botanical terms, bananas are classified as berries because they develop from a single ovary and contain seeds. Strawberries, on the other hand, do not count as true berries as their seeds are on the outside.

10. THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE EARTH’S ANT POPULATION IS HEAVIER THAN THAT OF THE HUMAN POPULATION
Ants are tiny creatures, but their sheer numbers should not be underestimated. Estimates suggest that the total weight of all ants living on Earth is indeed greater than the total weight of all humans combined.

+1 THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA CAN BE SEEN FROM SPACE
This is one fact that isn't true. Contrary to popular belief, the Great Wall of China cannot be seen with the naked eye from space. Although it is an impressive engineering feat and lengthy enough that it might seem visible, it is actually not wide enough to be discernible from the vast expanse of space. Astronauts who have been in space have noted that it is difficult to see without special equipment.

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