Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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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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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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