A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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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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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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