It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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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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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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