During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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