It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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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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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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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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