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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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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