In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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The largest breed of rabbit is the Flemish Giant.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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