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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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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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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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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