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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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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