The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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