A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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