Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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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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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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