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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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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