Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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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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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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