Lions can reach speeds of up to 81 kph (50 mph) but only in short bursts because of a lack of stamina.

Giant water lilies in the Amazon can grow over 6 feet in diameter.

The first fossilized specimen of Australopithecus afarenisis was named Lucy after the paleontologists' favorite song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," by the Beatles.

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