It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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