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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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Giant Anteaters' front legs look like a panda.
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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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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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