A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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