Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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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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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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