In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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