Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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