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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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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