A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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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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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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