Did you know about the oddities of the octopus genome?

"According to the study published in the journal Nature, octopuses have a genome that yields an unprecedented level of complexity, composed of 33,000 protein-coding genes. This number is way beyond the number that can be found in a human being."

Snopes.com did a great review of the claim that octopus DNA comes from outer space. Their verdict - mixed truth.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/octopus-dna-origins/

Keep up the weird and wonderful posts.