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@catsalad the moon is leaving. very slowly. in about 600 million years “total eclipses” will not happen because the moon will look smaller than the sun in the sky. so you should try to catch one while you still can.

@catsalad a Davenport is another name for a sofa or a suitcase (as well as a lovely place in Tassie)

@catsalad The Wiggles Fruit Salad song is about Cat Salad Accounts

@catsalad Switzerland has never invaded any US state whose name contains the letter "a."

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"Trees" are not a biological grouping the way, say, "mammals" are. It's just a body plan. An oak tree is more closely related to a daisy than to a pine tree.

@catsalad butterlies taste with their feet and retain their memories from when they were caterpillars 🐛🦋

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Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear.

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No

@catsalad fun fact: too many of my fun facts start out with "One time when I was plastered..."

@catsalad your brain lies to you when you move your gaze from one thing to another quickly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronostasis

@catsalad we discovered planet Uranus before Antarctica

@catsalad on average, a person swallows 10 fediverses a year while they’re sleeping

@catsalad if you hold a crab up to your ear you can hear what it sounds like to be attacked by a crab

@catsalad Woodpeckers' tongues wrap around the back of their skulls.

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kangaroos can’t jump backwards!

@catsalad your intestines flattened and spread out would cover most of a football field

@catsalad There is no We in Fun.

@catsalad "mustard" in Estonian is "sinep" - or "penis" if you read it backwards.