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Did you know?
According to ancient Greek literature, when Odysseus arrived home after an absence of 20 years, disguised as a beggar, the only one to recognize him was his aged dog Argos, who wagged his tail at his master, and then died.
No two spider webs are the same.
Pet parrots can eat virtually any common "people-food" except for chocolate and avocados. Both of these are highly toxic to the parrot and can be fatal.
The animal responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.
The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers.
The penalty for killing a cat, 4,000 years ago in Egypt, was death.
A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
A father sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in his mouth until they are ready to hatch. He will not eat until his young are born, which may take several weeks.
A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.
Ants don't sleep.
At 188 decibels, the whistle of the blue whale is the loudest sound produced by any animal.
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