In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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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 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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