It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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