Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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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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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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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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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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