Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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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 elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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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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