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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A banana slug can be 6-8 inches and their erect penis can be just as long. Also, their penises emerge from their heads. After sex, banana slugs eat each others penises.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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