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    Salema Porgy Fish: The Roman Hallucinogenic Party Drug
    There's a fish, known as Salema porgy, that causes severe hallucinations for up to 36 hours when ingested. During the Roman Empire, it was a party drug.
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    The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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    The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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    Carbonemys
    Carbonemys
    About 60 million years ago, there was a species of turtle that was so large and had such powerful jaws that it could have devoured a crocodile.
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    A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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    Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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    The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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    The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.
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