The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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