The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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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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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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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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