The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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A couple had their wedding rings engraved with a waveform of their own voices saying "I do."
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Baby rabbits are called kittens.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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