Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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