A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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