Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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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 newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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