Woodpecker scalps, porpoise teeth and giraffe tails have all been used as money.
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Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed... or is that paws?!
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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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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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