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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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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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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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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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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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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