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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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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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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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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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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