Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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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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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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