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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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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