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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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    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
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    Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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    Lobster Communication
    Lobster Communication
    Lobsters communicate by peeing at each other.
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    There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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    A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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    The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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    The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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