Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Tigers, leopards, and jaguars love "Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men". The scent is used to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness, and was even a turn on for one pair of Jaguars who were subject to it.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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