There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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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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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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