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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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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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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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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