Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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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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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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