The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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