Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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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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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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