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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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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