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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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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