Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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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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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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