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 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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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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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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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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