One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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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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A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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