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    Flatworms Mating
    Flatworms Mating
    When flatworms mate, two "males" use their bifurcated penises to fence one another. The winner, or the flatworm who stabs the other with its penis, remains a male while the loser becomes female.
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    Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.
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    Under extreme stress, some octopuses will eat their own arms.
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    Army Ant Sutures
    Army Ant Sutures
    Army ants are used as “natural sutures”. Their jaws are so powerful, natives staple wounds by forcing ants to bite them and break off the body.
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    The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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    Earthworms Are Tasty
    Earthworms Are Tasty
    Earthworms are 82% protein, rich in Omega 3, and pair well with cumin and curry. They reportedly taste like bacon.
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    There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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    A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second.
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