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1 What are the most mind-blowing facts about the human brain?

Our human brain, especially the subconscious part can do wonders, if provoked.I'll give you a real life scenario. Mr Venugopal, always wanted to be a singer…

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2 Which animal doesn't die when a snake bites it?

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3 If a snake swallows something too big, what happens?

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4 Why do chickens quit laying eggs for weeks at a time?

I mean, this question is almost backward. The real question is how we took a bird that lays 18 eggs per year and turn it into a bird that lays an egg every d…

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5 How does a snake digest prey that it has swallowed whole?

I have found some fascinating X-ray pictures. It is a python that just swallowed a whole alligator. Day 1. And here he has just been eaten. I hope he doesn't…

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6 Is the experience of time different for an ant and an elephant?

Yes. All animals experience time at a unique rate.This is why pigeons blithely stroll out of the way of buses. For them - the bus takes ages to reach them. T…

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7 What animal is the perfect predator?

Crocodiles. These guys are about as good as it gets. Perfect in every way possible. Their body is covered in near bullet proof armor. The only way another an…

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8 What are the most alien-like creatures ever discovered on Earth?

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9 If crocodiles never stop growing, why have we never seen any giant ones?

Well “giant” is kind of relative term, and we have observed some that would fit that definition for many people, such as this guy:Yeah, he’s pretty impressiv…

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10 Why aren’t there miniature mammals, and enormously sized insects?

Think again; Pygmy shrew.Bumble bee bat.Australian pygmy possum.Fully grown African Sengi.Rufous elephant shrew.How about some big insects? Elephant beetle.G…

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11 Why don't strong animals/predators have large defined pectoral muscles like we do?

These are humans in their “natural state”.I assure you, these men are in superb physical condition. Chances are they’re fitter than you. However, they’re not…

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12 Do predators eat the stomach contents of prey?

Lions, tigers, wolves, and virtually every other carnivorous animal have a strong preference for the intestines. The first thing they do when a prey animal i…

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13 Which animal can run the longest without stopping?

14 What are some meats that are inedible even for carnivorous animals?

15 Does evolution have a direction?

16 Why do sharks leave blue whales alone? Couldn't they just bite off some parts from the slow, defenseless whale?

17 How did cows evolve? How did they not get eaten to extinction by predators? They look like big, stupid, slow animals.

18 Why don’t lions eat humans?

19 Are there any instances where a human has mated with a primate?

20 Will a plant grow into your flesh if allowed?

21 What is a gross but scientifically true fact?

22 What is the biggest human skeleton found?

23 Can some animals genuinely just not be as smart as another animal of the same species?

24 What animal has the most underappreciated skeletal design?

25 Why didn't herbivores evolve to eliminate their predators?

26 Why did sugar cane evolve to have so much sugar, and most all other plants don't? What advantage did that give to the plant?

27 How long can a flying bird fly without landing and getting exhausted (not migrating)?

28 What is the most underappreciated ability that an insect has?

29 What tiny evolution on our body do people rarely notice?

30 Why isn't there a device that extracts air from water like a fish's gills?

31 How come gorillas are so much stronger than even elite level human weightlifters if they never train and spend most of the day sleeping and eating?

32 What would happen if the oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere was 38% oxygen instead of 21%? How would life be different?

33 Could a kangaroo kick to the stomach permanently injure a human?

34 Why are gorillas so muscular if they don't exercise?

35 Would a house cat and a lion get along since they’re both from the feline family?

36 What are some contradictions in the animal kingdom?

37 What is a flaw in other species’ anatomy?

38 Are there types of spiders that never bite humans?

39 What animals have the most impressive digestive systems?

40 Why is cloning a human particularly more challenging than cloning a sheep?

41 Have any species had extinction delayed by being on islands?

42 If I snapped my fingers just in front of an ant, would it sound like an explosion to it?

43 What animals have the most impressive organs?

44 Do any organisms feed on gamma radiation?

45 How biologically possible is it that Gandhari gave birth to 100 children (Kauravas) in the Hindu epic “Mahabharata”?

46 Why do horses sleep standing up? Can they sleep lying down?

47 If an elephant’s brain is bigger than ours, why are they not smarter?

48 Is there an animal that has a worse childbirth than humans?

49 What highly unlikely animals can temporarily fly?

50 Can a dead human body be preserved for 100 years?

51 What’s a creepy fact about the human body you wish you never found out?

52 Why are bananas the typical food of monkeys?

53 Are any plants known to have evolved into moving creatures?

54 Why are there no giant single-celled organisms? For example, why can't there be 20 foot across amoeba and 3 foot long paramecium?

55 What are the strangest sleep patterns in the animal kingdom?

56 What are the strangest things about reproduction in the animal kingdom?

57 Can a human being survive an attack from a hyena? I am talking about one hyena, not a pack of hyenas.

58 Why do you think that the heart of an ape (chimpanzee) is not fit for human transplant and why is the heart of a pig fit for human heart transplant?

59 Why don't bears' teeth decay despite their always eating honey?

60 How does the chick break its egg shell with such a fragile beak? Does the chicken help it out?

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