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Wow. We knew that turtles were cute, but we didn't realize how cool they are as a species. Do you know how long they can live for? And where they breathe from? And what their tears are useful for? If you don't know the answers to these questions, get reading my little ones. These interesting turtle facts await you. 

We all know that sloths aren't the fastest animals out there... but did you know these interesting and random facts about sloths? Probably not. Knowing these facts most likely won't be as useful as other facts out there, but nonetheless, sloths are cute animals and it can't hurt to learn more about them. So here you go. Enjoy. 

Foxes are incredible creatures, and very often poorly portrayed in the media and in the arts. So how about some info nuggets about them you might not know. You might have heard that certain animals use the Earth's magnetic field in their survival day to day. But foxes are the only animal with this ability that uses it specifically in its hunting. Foxes are able to judge the distance of a jump from them to their pray with unerring accuracy. For them, the magnetic field is seen as almost a shadow around their eyes, and they wait for that shadow and the sound the pray is making to line up, before making their move. If you want to see an amazing scene of a fox vs. a bald eagle, this video won't disappoint you. Predator v. Predator is something you should never miss. 

This quick and informative collection of Tumblr posts shines some light on the fascinating, slimy, intellectual behemoths that are the octopuses of this world. Basically, you better be ready for some eerie and deeply unsettling trickery if you're going to be a security guard at an aquarium that houses octopuses. And you better make sure that there are no bad shrimp in the batches that you're feeding them. 

Check out some more gold from Tumblr with this thread about customers' mythically powerful coffee orders.