Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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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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