Jeff Lucas

The largest octopus on record was 30 feet long and weighed 600 pounds.

The plural of "octopus" is "octopuses," from the Greek. The "i" ending is Roman.

Octopuses have three hearts.

They recognize faces and, in an aquarium, will squirt water on those who have mistreated them.

Octopus and human eyes are identical in every essential way.

Octopuses like to collect things to take home to their dens, the shinier the better.

They have three million tiny sacs filled with color; when they squeeze the sac, the color shows; when they relax the sac, the color disappears.

If a female wants to repel an amorous male, she throws rocks or sand at him; her aim is pretty good.

Regarding octopuses' mobility, they can glide like flowing honey, speed like a jet, or tippy-toe like a ballerina.

Octopuses taste with their suckers.

They are strong enough to withstand the pull of 2000 pounds.