The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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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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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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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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