The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle was 167.04 mph by Fred Rompelberg in 1995.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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