Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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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 Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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