Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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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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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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