Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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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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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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