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My goodness do we love dinosaurs. We're not even quite sure why. Perhaps it's their mystery, their massive size, or the fact that we grew up with really incredible dinosaur films. Whatever it is, we don't really care, we just know we love them. 

One Redditor decided to ask the community, "What's a cool fact about dinosaurs you know?" And it turns out, there were plenty of really cool facts we didn't know! So, we had to gather the best ones to share with all of you, because, you know, knowledge is power. And soon, we'll be the most powerful community of them all! 

Nah, just kidding. We do have you're as interested in dinosaurs as we are! And if not, perhaps these facts will change your mind! 

When Twitter user, @ok_girlfriend, who also happens to be a biologist, revealed that she just discovered that, "sea urchins naturally use shells as hats to make them feel safer and camouflaged so some aquarist had the genius idea to make them tiny hats." The aquarists 3D printed hats for these little sea creatures and it's indeed genius! We can't get enough of these little sea urchins donning tiny hats! 

Lately, we've been bunnies in hats, snakes in hats, and even hedgehogs in hats -- seems like we have another animal to add to the tiny hat-wearing collection! 

Not only animals are cute, but they're also quite interesting...

Instagram page @factourism is filled with fun facts about everything in our world, all amusingly illustrated.

We have gathered the best ones about our furry friends. 

So, start scrolling and arm yourself with some trivia facts from the animal kingdom. 

Our animal kingdom brings millions of majestic, mysterious, and magnificent species that are a lot more intelligent than you think. 

Did you know, for example, that the brain of an ostrich is smaller than her eye? 

Impress your friends with some mind-blowing trivia about cats, sharks, elephants and more. 

There are certain animals in the animal kingdom that are often confused for one another, and it's not difficult to see why -- some of these animals do look indistinguishable from each other. So how does one tell the difference? 

Here's a little cheat sheet with all the info you need in order to never make these common mistakes! 

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The eyes are the windows to the soul! 

It's quite bizarre-looking through all these animal and insect eyes and discovering how vastly different they are from one another. It's just mind-boggling to think there are so many different eye colors, shapes, uses, it's just too much to think about! 

Here is a huge list of numerous animals/insects and a close-up of what their eye looks like and what "special features" it may have. 

A majority of these incredible shots are taken by the incredibly talented photographer Suren Manvelyan! Check more of his amazing work here! 

We've actually never heard of these really bizarre, but some really cool, animal facts! 

Crazy how much we actually don't know about anything. Weird Facts is here to help fix that a bit by providing just the weirdest facts that you probably would be better off not ever knowing. Most of them, anyway. Some facts are just downright cool. 

Follow them on Instagram to get "mind-boggling' facts daily! 

Found on every continent except Antarctica, donkeys are some of the most well-bred and well-known animals in the world. 

World Donkey Day is a show of respect for one of the most enduring and respectable animals in the Equidae family. 

Throughout history, it has served throughout the world as both a mount and a beast of burden in some of the most challenging terrains and forbidding climates, and has done so with pride and endurance. 

But how much do you know about these surprisingly deep and intelligent creatures? 

Here are some fun facts you probably didn't know. 

Here are some deep shower thoughts for you to wrap your head around. 

These are the kind of thoughts that really make you slow down, and think about everything, and why it is the way it is.

Toe beans. 

Those adorable squishy paw pads which have a similar appearance to jelly beans. 

But turns out, toe beans don't exist just for cat parents' delight- they're an important part of feline survival.

Here are some fun facts about this precious body part which adds even more cuteness to our feline friends (If that's even possible).