The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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A banana slug can be 6-8 inches and their erect penis can be just as long. Also, their penises emerge from their heads. After sex, banana slugs eat each others penises.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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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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