The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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