# Primary sources and accuracy notes

Verified October 1, 2026.

## Short 34

The plant is an herb; do not suggest that the banana fruit is a culinary herb. The pseudostem is tightly packed leaf bases.

[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](https://www.kew.org/plants/cavendish-banana)

## Short 35

Two branchial hearts pump past the gills; one systemic heart circulates blood to the body. Heart icons are conceptual, not anatomical locations.

[Natural History Museum, London](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/octopuses-keep-surprising-us-here-are-eight-examples-how.html)

## Short 36

Feet have contact chemoreceptors used in host-plant assessment. Feet are not the only sites of taste receptors. Six legs, coherent leaf contact; no human tongue.

[Florida Museum of Natural History](https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/blog/butterfly-moment-how-do-they-taste/)

## Short 37

Avoid the viral fixed 15 cm height claim: the official operator distinguishes small height changes from lateral tip movement. No exaggerated tower deformation or numeric height claim.

[Eiffel Tower official operator](https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/history-and-culture/why-does-eiffel-tower-change-size)

## Short 38

Around 50,000 F refers to lightning-heated air, not the whole storm. Comparison is to solar surface, never core. The scene is an illustration; no flashing/strobing animation.

[NOAA National Weather Service](https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-science-overview)