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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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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