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 Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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