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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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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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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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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