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There are over 400 known animals that engage in homosexual practices
Male lions will engage in same sex practices until they encounter a mixed pride
Many cheetah brotherhoods only allow male members
Male Orang Utans can retract their penises to create a cavity for other males to penetrate
Rhesus Macaques and the Big Horn Sheep are one of the few animals that has anal sex
River dolphines are known to insert their penis into the blowhole of another male’s head

The Honey badger is the most fearless animal in the world. It will approach and track animals much bigger than itself
The honey badger has very loose skin that allows it to twist and turn even if bitten by a predator
Honey badgers are not part of the badger subfamily but are more closely related to weasels
The honey badger can withstand the venom of a snakebite that could kill an elephant
Eventhough a badger cub might be 2-3 kg larger than their mother, they are still entirely dependent on her for food
The honey badger has thick skin which is almost 6mm thick at the back of his neck
This badger has a pair of anal glands can emit a profuse, unpleasant secretion, often used to mark out territory

A single poison arrow frog has enough poison to kill 2,000 people
Certain frogs can reguritate their stomachs, in order to clean them (with their feet)
Some frogs use sugars as an antifreeze for vital organs
Some frogs like the wood frog and some turtles can stop their heart and frost their tissues during winter and defrost after that
Frogs cannot swallow with their eyes open
Bullfrogs do not sleep

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year
People who become blind after birth can see pictures in their dreams. People who are born blind dream in terms of smell, touch, sounds and emotion
People who are snoring are not dreaming
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote “Doctor Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde” after dreaming of the story
Frankenstein was a character created from a dream
The characters in your dreams are all people you have met in the past
1 in 10 people dream in black and white
External factors influence your dreams. If your bladder is full, some people dream of going to the toilet
Animals can have dreams

A leech has 32 brains
Leeches are used to treat some diseases. In the past, they were used to cure anything from a headache to gout
The bite of a leech is actually painless
Leeches can bite through a hippos hide
A leech has three mouths and Millions of teeth

Wonka’s chocolate room used enough fake chocolate to fill a swimming pool
1850 real chocolate bars were made by Nestle for the film- A special walk-in trailer was acquired to hold all the chocolate. It was kept at a certain humidity to preserve and safe guard the chocolate. All chocolate was made with real ingredients.
Other real candy made for the film included:All the lollipops on the trees, the giant pink sugar canes, the giant humbugs and the red & white swirls of the sweeping tree were all real
The Nut Room- Animal trainer Michael Alexander and his team spent 19 weeks training 40 squirrels for the squirrel room scene. The squirrels were trained to sit on stools while they opened nut shells and dropped the nuts onto a conveyor belt

Dolphins sleep with one eye open
A dolphin has no jaw muscles for chewing
A tablespoon of water in a dolphins lung could kill it (Catton, Chris. 1995. Dolphins. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press)
The dolphin brain has more folds than a human brain
Dolphins do not have a sense of smell, but they can distinguish different tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty

Millipedes that smell of almond can secrete a toxin similar to cyanide when threatened
Millipedes can have up to 700 legs

All mammals can get rabies, but viral reservoirs are found in carnivores (foxes, dogs, cats) and bats
Some mammals with rabies become terrified of water
More people die from dog attacks than from rabies each year
Noone survives from rabies once there are clinical symptoms