Hoje vamos falar sobre algumas curiosidades que ocorrem pelo mundo. Weird curiosities! Leia e você se surpreenderá com fatos estranhos, tais como: as formigas nunca dormem, a Torre Eiffel cresce durante o verão, enfim … uma lista interessante para você compartilhar com os amigos e aprender inglês.

Some weird curiosities

Anna: Hey, did you know that ants never sleep?
John: Really? That’s crazy! How do they even function without rest?
Anna: I have no idea, but apparently, they just keep going. Oh, and octopuses have three hearts!
John: Three hearts? That sounds like they’d be great at cardio!
Anna: Haha, exactly. Here’s another one: Bananas are actually berries, but strawberries aren’t.
John: Wait, what? I’ve been lied to my whole life!
Anna: Right? It blew my mind too. Oh, and get this—Venus has days that are longer than its years.
John: That doesn’t even make sense. How does that work?
Anna: It rotates so slowly that a single day takes longer than its orbit around the sun.
John: Wow, I didn’t know that. What else have you got?
Anna: Sloths can take up to a month to digest a single meal.
John: No wonder they’re so slow!
Anna: And koalas sleep for 22 hours a day. They’ve basically mastered the art of being lazy.
John: That sounds like the life!
Anna: Oh, and did you know that wombat poop is cube-shaped?
John: Okay, now you’re just making things up.
Anna: I’m serious! And sharks are older than trees.
John: Wait, you mean sharks have been around longer than actual trees?
Anna: Yep, sharks have been swimming in the oceans for more than 400 million years.
John: That’s insane! What else?
Anna: Cows have best friends and get stressed when they’re separated.
John: Aww, that’s actually kind of sweet.
Anna: I know, right? And here’s a fun one: Honey never spoils. They found edible honey in ancient tombs that’s over 3,000 years old.
John: That’s wild! Imagine having ancient honey on your toast.
Anna: Would you try it?
John: Maybe… if it didn’t look too weird.
Anna: Haha, fair enough. Oh, and humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas.
John: Now that’s a fact I’m not sure I want to know… What’s next?
Anna: The Eiffel Tower grows over six inches taller during the summer.
John: What, does it go on vacation or something?
Anna: Nope! The metal expands in the heat, so it actually gets a bit taller.
John: Wow, nature is incredible. Anything else mind-blowing?
Anna: Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don’t drift apart.
John: That’s adorable!
Anna: Right? And here’s one for the books: Snails can sleep for up to three years.
John: Three years?! That’s a serious nap!
Anna: I know! It’s like they hit the snooze button forever.
John: Now I feel lazy.
Anna: Don’t worry, you’re not as bad as the snail! But here’s something crazy: Koala fingerprints are so similar to humans’ that they could confuse detectives.
John: So you’re telling me koalas could commit crimes and get away with it?
Anna: Pretty much! Also, a blue whale’s heartbeat can be heard from over two miles away.
John: That’s one powerful heart.
Anna: For sure. And cows produce more milk when they listen to soothing music.
John: I guess cows are fans of classical!
Anna: Probably! And did you know the moon has moonquakes?
John: Wait, like earthquakes, but on the moon?
Anna: Exactly! They’re caused by the moon’s surface contracting.
John: That’s freaky. What about something weirder?
Anna: Well, the longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.
John: Oh no, that sounds like a nightmare.
Anna: Imagine trying to live with that! Also, crocodiles can’t stick their tongues out.
John: That’s a weird one. Good thing they don’t need to!
Anna: Oh, and get this: The wood frog can hold its pee for eight months.
John: Eight months?! That can’t be healthy.
Anna: It’s true! And bees sometimes sting other bees.
John: Even bees have drama, huh?
Anna: Seems like it. And pigeons can recognize themselves in a mirror.
John: So, pigeons are self-aware? That’s kind of impressive.
Anna: Yeah! And jellyfish are 95% water.
John: That explains why they look so, well, jelly-like!
Anna: Oh, and did you know a group of crows is called a “murder”?
John: That’s so ominous!
Anna: It is! And there’s a species of jellyfish that’s biologically immortal.
John: Immortal jellyfish? That’s almost like sci-fi.
Anna: Totally! And here’s the last one: The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
John: Scotland really knows how to pick their animals!

Ants never sleep