Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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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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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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