Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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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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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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