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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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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