The 'vintage date' on a bottle of wine indicates the year the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling!
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The lungfish can live out of water for three years in a state of suspended animation.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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The Chow and the Chinese Shar-Pei are the only dogs that have black tongues.
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Ants don't sleep
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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The most yolks ever found in one chicken egg was nine.
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