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An ostrich egg equals 24 chicken eggs, and can feed 12 people breakfast. They weigh about 3 pounds (1.4kg).
It is scientifically accepted that birds have evolved from dinosaurs. The similarities between T-Rex and chickens have led scientists to believe that chickens are the descendants of T-Rex.
All scorpions glow under UV light. The Emperor Scorpion in West Africa glows blue or green. UV lights are perfect for finding scorpions in a home.
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Ant eaters can eat up to 350,000 ants daily. They eat the ants without destroying the nest.
Titan Arum (the Corpse flower) in Sumatra is the world's tallest flower, growing up to 10 feet tall (3 meters). It flowers every 10 years and smells like rotten eggs combined with moth balls and rotten meat.
More than 1000 chemical components contribute to the taste and flavor of coffee.
The world biggest wedding cake weighs 15,000 pounds (6,800 kg).
Bees must collect nectar from 2 million flowers to produce one pound of honey.
It takes a worker bee 5 weeks to produces less than 1/10 of a teaspoon of honey.
The Coqui frog in Puerto Rico is the world's loudest frog. If you are close to it, make sure to wear ear plugs. The sound it produces is as loud as a jack hammer.
A bullet shot out of a rifle can exit the barrel at speeds up to about 2796 miles/h (4500 km/h). That's more than three times the speed of sound.
Hyenas have exceptional strength. Their heart is twice the size of a lion's heart.
25 tons of sea weed is needed to produce 15kg of iodine.
In 1979 two couples with their children escaped East Germany in a home made hot air balloon. The balloon climbed to 6000 feet and landed in West Germany. It was their second attempt, their first landed 200 yards short of the border.
The world fastest unassisted swim across the English Channel is 6 hours and 58 minutes. The distance is approximately 33km (21 miles). Due to the currents, the actual swimming distance is much longer.
Elephants use their ears to cool down. The big skin surface and moves like a fan blade and can reduce their body temperature by about 10 degrees Celsius (20 Fahrenheit).
