Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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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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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland’s was $500 a week.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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