When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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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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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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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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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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