The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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