In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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