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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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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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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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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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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