The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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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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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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