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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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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