There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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