The pea aphid insect explodes itself thereby sacrificing its life to protect its relatives from predators.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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Former U.S. Congressman John Jenrette once had sex with his wife on the steps of the Capitol Building during a break in a late night Congressional session.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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