Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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