One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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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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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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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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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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