In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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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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Tigers, leopards, and jaguars love "Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men". The scent is used to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness, and was even a turn on for one pair of Jaguars who were subject to it.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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