Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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George was the world's largest dog who weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
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