 The Golden "Poison Dart" frog in South America is most poisonous vertebrate in the world. Submitted by: Sruthi R - |  The acceleration rate of a flea's jump is 20 times that of a space shuttle during launch.
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 The Brazilian "railroad worm" has a head that glows with a red light, and has a green light on its side. Submitted by: Sruthi R - | A woodpecker can peck with a force as high as 1,200 g's with each impact - equivalent to a human striking head against a wall at a speed of 25km (16 miles) an hour each time.
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A large woodpecker can peck as fast as 20 times a second and up to 12,000 times a day.
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|  The world's smallest flowering plant is the Wolffia, whose one full bouquet of flowers can fit on the head of a push-pin. Submitted by: Hyde |
 Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in world, and can grow as big as an umbrella. Submitted by: Hyde | Avocados have the highest fibre and calories of any fruit. Submitted by: Hyde |
Pineapple is actually a giant berry. Submitted by: Hyde | Rats can swim for half a mile (0.8 km) without rest, and can tread water for three straight days. Submitted by: Skittles - United States |
Our eyes can distinguish as many as 10 million distinct colour variations. | An average adult human has skin weighing about 3 kilograms in total. Submitted by: Rob |
While we're awake, our brain generates enough power to illuminate a light bulb of 25 watts. Submitted by: Rob | While hibernating, frogs breathe through their skin.
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 The world's smallest rodent is Pygmy Jerboa - measuring only a couple of inches in length - and can run as fast as a horse. Submitted by: Skittles - United States |  The world's smallest frog - The Little Grass Frog - is no bigger than a house fly. Submitted by: Skittles - United States |
 With more than 80,000 arms, the Basket Starfish has the greatest number of arms. Submitted by: Melon Head - United States |  The electric eel of South America (Electrophorus electricus) can generate over 600 volts, and can paralyze even a horse. Submitted by: Melon Head - United States |
The normal energy used by our brain is 0.1 calories per minute, and could go up to 1.5 during activities such as puzzle-solving. Submitted by: Anchal Srivastava -
| While only 2% in weight, the human brain requires 15% of the body's heart work, 20% of oxygen and 25% of all glucose. |
For every 1000 red blood cells in our body, there is only about one white cell. Submitted by: aDaM14393 - Philippines |  Armadillos spend about 80% of their lives asleep. Submitted by: Rozelle - Cavite
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The human heart has enough pressure to squirt blood up to 30 feet away.
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| An Octopus has three hearts. Submitted by: Sevy - |
The Methuselah tree in California, USA, is the oldest living organism (4,800 years old) known today. Submitted by: Kenneth -
| The Giant Burrowing Frog doesn't croak. It hoots like an owl. Submitted by: Jethro Alba - Philippines |
Honeybees have remained unchanged in form or structure for 20 million years. Submitted by: Jieian - | An alligator may go through 2000 to 3000 teeth in a lifetime. Submitted by: Jethro Alba - |
Whales were once land mammals that moved to the sea and adapted to marine life. Submitted by: Faye - | The tongue of a blue whale is bigger than a taxi cab, and can weigh as much as an elephant. Submitted by: Jethro Alba - . |
There are more insects in a single square mile of fertile soil than there are people on the entire earth. Submitted by: jj - United States | The longest recorded distance flown by any chicken is 301.5 feet (about 92 meters) in 13 seconds.
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Elephants can hear through their feet. Submitted by: jakx - St. Petersburg, United States | Bananas are actually giant herbs - related to the orchid family. Submitted by: Hyde |
The adult heart pumps about 7,500 litres of blood every day. | There are more bacteria and microbes in our body than actual cells that make up the body. Submitted by: Emily - New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States
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An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Submitted by: kittie power - Pennsylvania, United States | The blue whale can produce the loudest sound produced by an animal - up to 188 decibels - and detected as far away as 853 kms (530mi). Submitted by: Nikhil - |
The giraffe is one of the quietest animals: it has no vocal chords to make any noise. Submitted by: Aien - . | A goldfish (like most marine fish) can survive in a tank full of human blood. Submitted by: Yashna, Canada. |
In seahorses, it's the male who gives birth to the young. Submitted by: Beau - Indianapolis, United States | You shed and regrow your skin every 28 days, that's about 1000 times in a lifetime. Submitted by: Larry - Houston, United States |
The shark has to keep moving to stay alive. Submitted by: Jay - United States | An iguana always lands on its feet. Submitted by: Jay - United States |
Fleas can jump 130 times higher than their own height. In human terms, that's a 6ft tall person jumping 780 ft in the air. Submitted by: Marita | The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times each year. Submitted by: Marita |
The liver is the only organ able to regenerate itself completely. Submitted by: Jay - United States | A fish never closes its eyes. Submitted by: Jay - United States |
Only female mosquitoes bite people. | The Reticulated Pythons are the world's longest snake and also the longest reptile. Submitted by: eryka - . |
