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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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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