Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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