Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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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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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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