The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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A banana slug can be 6-8 inches and their erect penis can be just as long. Also, their penises emerge from their heads. After sex, banana slugs eat each others penises.
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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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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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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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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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