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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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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