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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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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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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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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