A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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