A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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