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The Slave-Maker ant is so named because it raids the nest of other ants and steals their pupae. Once the pupae hatch, they are made to work as slaves.

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Workers in an ant colony only live for about 45-60 days, but a colony's queen can live up to 20 years.

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Ants make up 1/10 of the total world animal tissue. The total biomass of all the ants on Earth is about equal to the total biomass of all the people.

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By combining force of numbers with organized aggression, ants have become the greatest insect killers on Earth -- even of their own kind.

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Ants began farming about 50 million years before humans thought to raise their own crops.

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The animal with the largest brain in proportion to its size is the ant. They are the smartest species of insects with about 250,000 brain cells.

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Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad in first class.

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30% of Chinese adults live with their parents.

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200 million people in China live on less than $1 a day.

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There are 100 million internet users in China. Some of the sites they can't access are BBC news, Amnesty International and Dalailama.com.

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In 2006, there were 398 million mobile (or cell) phones in China.

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China is the source of 70% of the worlds pirated goods.

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20% of the world's population lives in China.

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People spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights!

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Left handed people live slightly shorter lives than right handed people.

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Armadillos are able to contract leprosy.

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Ten years ago, only 500 people in China could ski. This year, an estimated 5,000,000 Chinese will visit ski resorts.

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The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side.

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