On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.

When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because no new workers are born.

In 1693, the postage rate of a letter was determined by how much light went through the letter. The less the light went through the letter the more expensive the rate would be. This technique was referred to as candling.

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