The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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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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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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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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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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