Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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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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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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