Alligators have been living on Earth for millions of years and are sometimes described as 'living fossils'.

The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a "hot-spot" behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day.

Raindrops can fall as fast as 20 miles per hour.

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