Unusual fun facts

 Here are 10 unusual fun facts with reasons:

1. *There's a species of jellyfish that's immortal*: The Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the "immortal jellyfish," can transform its body into a younger state through a process called transdifferentiation.

2. *You have a unique tongue print, just like fingerprints*: Just like fingerprints, every person's tongue print is unique and can be used to identify them.

3. *There's a type of fungus that turns ants into "zombies"*: Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, a fungus that infects carpenter ants, takes control of their bodies and causes them to climb to high locations before producing fruiting bodies that release spores.

4. *The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes*: The Anglo-Zanzibar War between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasted only 38 minutes.

5. *You can lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs*: Cows have a unique skeletal system that makes it difficult for them to walk down steep inclines, but they can walk up stairs.

6. *There's a lake that's so alkaline it can turn animals into statues*: Lake Natron in Tanzania has such high pH levels that it can calcify the bodies of animals that die in its waters.

7. *Butterflies taste with their feet*: Butterflies have taste receptors in their feet, which help them detect the sweetness or bitterness of a substance.

8. *The world's largest living organism is a fungus*: Armillaria ostoyae, also known as the honey mushroom, covers over 2,200 acres in Oregon, USA.

9. *You can't hum while holding your nose*: The nasal cavities play a crucial role in the production of sound, and blocking them prevents the humming sound from being produced.

10. *There's a type of sea slug that can steal chloroplasts from plants*: Elysia viridis, a type of sea slug, can incorporate chloroplasts from the algae it eats into its own body, allowing it to photosynthesize like a plant.