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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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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