Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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