It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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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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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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