It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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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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