The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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