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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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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