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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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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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 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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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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