To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds hollow then it is ripe.
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A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
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Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
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In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not only sweat by salivating. They also sweat through the poors on their feet.
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The smallest known dinosaur is Compsognathus.
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