In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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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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A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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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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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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