The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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