A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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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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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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