Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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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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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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