Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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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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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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