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    Haicheng Earthquake
    Haicheng Earthquake
    In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
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    A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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    Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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    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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    When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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    Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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    Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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    Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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