It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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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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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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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 seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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