Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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