The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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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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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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