Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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