The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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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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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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