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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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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