It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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A banana slug can be 6-8 inches and their erect penis can be just as long. Also, their penises emerge from their heads. After sex, banana slugs eat each others penises.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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