It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
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