Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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