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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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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