Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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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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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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