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The smallest bee is a type of stingless worker bee that's about 2.1 mm long. The largest bee is a type of leafcutter bee whose females can reach 39 mm.

By the year 2050, Africa’s population is set to double.

The world’s largest statue of a mosquito is a roadside attraction in Komarno, Manitoba, the Mosquito Capital of Canada. Sculpted in 1984, it is made of steel and has a wingspan of 15 feet.

Before bees bodies evolved to be specialized pollen collectors, other insects, like beetles, pollinated flowers in much smaller numbers. As time went on, both flowers and bees evolved to get better at pollination and gathering nectar.

Of the eight known species of giant clams in the world, seven are found in the Philippines.

The tallest plant eater was the Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan brancai). Its head was up to 39 feet (12 m) off the ground.

The largest pig on record was a Poland-China hog named "Big Bill’". He weighed a portly 2,552 lbs and was so large that he dragged his belly on the ground. He had a shoulder height of 5 feet and a length of 9 feet.

Guinea fowls are very adaptable birds. They’re able to live in the lowlands and on altitudes of 9,800 feet.

In some extreme cases of anorexia, the victim is covered in lanugo, a fine body hair, which grows due to the body compensating for a lack of fat and muscle to regulate heat.

All of Africa was colonized by foreign powers during the "scramble for Africa", except Ethiopia and Liberia.