In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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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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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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