Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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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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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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