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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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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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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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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