Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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