Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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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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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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