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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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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