The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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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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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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