The First Olympic Games Had One Winner
The winner was a cook from Elis named Coroebus.
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The winner was a cook from Elis named Coroebus.
An octopus has one systemic heart that pumps blood to the body and two branchial hearts that pump blood to the gills. They also have blue blood, thanks to a copper-rich protein.
Botanically, a berry comes from a single flower with one ovary. Bananas qualify, but strawberries have seeds on the outside and develop from a flower with many ovaries.
Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs over 3,000 years old that are still perfectly edible. Honey's low moisture and acidic pH make it hostile to bacteria.
Venus rotates so slowly that one full rotation (a Venusian day) takes 243 Earth days, while its orbit around the Sun takes only 225 Earth days.
Iron expands in heat, so the Eiffel Tower can grow up to 15 cm (6 inches) taller during hot summer months.
Contrary to popular belief, bats do indeed have eyesight, but they use echolocation to navigate during the night
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