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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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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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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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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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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