There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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