The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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In 2012, redditor laporkenstein forged his own wedding ring out of a Gibeon meteorite.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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