Reading Time: 2 minutes It might not seem like it to many of us, but the human body was built to run. Not in sprints over short distances, but over long distances, such as in marathons. In fact, humans can outrun any animal in a marathon. Well, nearly any animal that is. Most animals can outrun humans in a …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you believe that the platypus has no stomach? It does seem quite odd that any animal lacks the organ that breaks down the food that we consume so it can be more easily digested, but the platypus is a rather odd creature anyway. With its duck bill, beaver tail, otter feet, and the ability to inject …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Someone alert Bear Grylls. There’s a creature that is even more disgusting than he is when it comes to the mouth. So what is the animal, and what does it do? We can explain rather simply in one sentence. Chinese soft-shelled turtles urinate through their mouth. Yuck, right? But why do soft-shelled turtles urinate through their mouth, …
Reading Time: 2 minutes When it comes to big things even small things have big versions of themselves. Sometimes the big version of the small thing can be mind boggling massive. Take for instance the earth worm. Normally only a relatively small subterranean animal, they can often grow to considerable length. In fact, there’s a species of worm from …
Reading Time: 2 minutes We are beginning to learn a lot about the small and very helpful honey bee here on Unreal Facts. Apart from honey, we have found out just how helpful they can be to us, and how disastrous their mating rituals can be. We have also discovered that some bees can sting you more than once. …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Male butterflies have a peculiar and somewhat disturbing habit of marking female butterflies with a bad smell after mating. This behavior, known as “nuptial gift-giving,” is a common occurrence in the world of butterflies and moths. While it may seem bizarre to us, it is an essential part of their mating ritual and reproductive strategy. …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes When it comes to homosexuality many people will argue it’s not the natural way. Many more will attempt to point out that that it’s only the domain of people. How wrong are they. In fact, male bats exhibit the highest rate of homosexuality among mammals. It’s not exactly rocket science to understand that animals engage …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The first animal cloned ever was a sea urchin in 1885. That’s over 100 years before it became cool and a hot topic of discussion. While the exact process of this cloning is not exactly the same as that performed in laboratories today, believe me when I say the process was different, the end result …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes I can pretty much guarantee that as a child growing up one of your greatest fears was going to the dentist. It’s a fear that just about everyone experiences at some point in their life. And who can blame you, right? Who relishes the opportunity to undergo an intense plaque removal session, or in more …
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’ve ever been to Hawaii, you may have noticed that there aren’t any seagulls around. It’s not that they’re hard to spot, they’re simply not there. So, why is this the case? There are a few theories, and we’re going to explore them in this article. First, let’s get one thing straight: there are …
