It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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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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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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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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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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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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