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Did you know that a large container ship can store 745 million bananas – that’s one for every person in Europe and North America? | Did you know that a large container ship can store 745 million bananas – that’s one for every person in Europe and North America? | ||
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Did you know that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG coral reefs] are among the oldest ecosystems in the world – at 230 million years? | Did you know that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG coral reefs] are among the oldest ecosystems in the world – at 230 million years? | ||
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Did you know that a swarm of jellyfish is called a “smack”?
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Did you know that the global market for seaweed is valued at approximately €5.4 billion?
Did you know that over half of the oxygen we breathe is produced by tiny microscopic plants called [1] “phytoplankton” that live in the ocean?
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Did you know that an octopus can change the color of its entire body in just three-tenths of a second, mimicking objects, plants, rocks and sand under the sea?
