Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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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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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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