Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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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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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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