The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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