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 Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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