Animals and Creatures

Bizarre Fact #11:
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A hedgehog's heart beats 190 times a minute on average and drops to only 20 beats per minute during hibernation.

Bizarre Fact #12:
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A leech can gorge itself up to a maximum of five times its body weight.

Bizarre Fact #13:
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A leech has 32 brains.

Bizarre Fact #14:
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A mole can dig a tunnel three hundred feet long in a single night.

Bizarre Fact #15:
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A rhinoceros' horn is made of compacted hair and keratin.

Bizarre Fact #16:
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A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.

Bizarre Fact #17:
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A sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.

Bizarre Fact #18:
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A slug has four noses.

Bizarre Fact #19:
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A species of earthworm, "Megascolides australis," in Australia can grow up to fifteen feet in length.

Bizarre Fact #20:
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A squirrel cannot carry the rabies virus.