The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away.

In Alderson, West Virginia, it is illegal to walk a lion, tiger or leopard in the city limits, even if it is on a leash.

At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music in half an hour.

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