Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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A banana slug can be 6-8 inches and their erect penis can be just as long. Also, their penises emerge from their heads. After sex, banana slugs eat each others penises.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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