In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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