Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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