There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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