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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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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