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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A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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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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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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