Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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