Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
347
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.
16
Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
11
Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
12
Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
26
When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
10
Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
66