Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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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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