The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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