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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In 2012, Swedish artist Fredrik Saker created a super-detailed self portrait and successfully submitted it as his driver’s license picture.
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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An African Baobab tree in South Africa, known as Big Baobab, has a circumference of 154 feet and even has a bar inside the trunk that can fit 60 people.
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In Iceland, 100% of domestically produced electricity comes from renewable energy.
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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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