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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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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