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Sloths can hold their breath underwater longer than a dolphin.
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It takes more than 4,000 cochineal insects to make 28g (1oz) of cochineal dye.
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The biggest constellation in the sky, Hydra, stretches 102 degrees across the sky. Named after a mythical water snake, the constellation’s head sits in the northern celestial sphere while its tail stretches into the southern one.
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