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In Japan, there are more pets than there are children.
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In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig, because they are prone to loneliness.
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Thumbelina
Thumbelina, the smallest horse in the world, is about the size of a dog.
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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Haicheng Earthquake
In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
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Rescued Penguin Returns Every Year
In 2011, a penguin covered in oil and starving on a beach near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was rescued by a pensioner. Ever since then, Dindim the penguin travels 5,000 miles every year to visit him.
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Drunk Ants
If an ant is drunk, a fellow comrade will carry him back to the nest to sleep off the alcohol.
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