Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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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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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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