In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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