In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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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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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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