Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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