Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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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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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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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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