When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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