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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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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