Tortoises in the Mojave Desert store up to 1/3 of their body weight in urine. When they need water, the water in their urine flows back into their bodies while the waste remains and expels.

Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon.

In Germany, the shhh sound literally means hurry up.

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