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    Clever City Birds
    Clever City Birds
    Some birds in cities have learned to line their nests with cigarette butts in order to ward off parasites, as burnt nicotine works as an insecticide to ward off mites, lice, and fleas.
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    Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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    If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.
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    Only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood.
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    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
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    The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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    Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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    Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur!
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