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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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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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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The head of a jellyfish is called the "Bell."
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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