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    Haicheng Earthquake
    Haicheng Earthquake
    In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
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    Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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    A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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    Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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    The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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    The Firefly Is Not a Fly
    The firefly is not actually a fly, but a beetle.
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    Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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    Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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