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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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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