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An octopus has three hearts and blue blood

Two hearts pump blood to the gills, one to the body — and it uses copper, not iron, to carry oxygen, turning the blood blue. The main heart even stops when it swims, which is partly why octopuses prefer to crawl.

Source: smithsonianmag.com

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