Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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