Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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