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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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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The head of a jellyfish is called the "Bell."
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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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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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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