In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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