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Mosquitos prefer blondes over brunettes. The biggest insect that ever lived was the meganeuron, an ancient dragonfly with a 75cm wingspan.
Mosquitos urinate on victims after sucking their blood.
Muskets were named after mosquitoes, because they irritated the enemy.
Male mice sing serenades to females. The first written music is nearly 4,000 years old.
Mongolian marmots have caused a billion deaths because they can harbour bubonic plague. Mosquitos live on plant nectar, only sucking blood to feed their eggs.
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