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• [Animals fact 1]  The Roman Colosseum had 28 lifts which hoisted animals 24 feet up, then cage lids and trap doors in the arena floor opened simultaneously, unleashing beasts to fight each other or men. Exact replica of the lift was remade in 2015. A wolf was then chosen to be the first animal to successfully make the ascension in the replica, who received a biscuit when released into the Colosseum.

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• [Animals fact 2]  In 2015, when a Montana man named Chase DelIwo came face-to-face with a 400-pound grizzly bear, he used a tip he had received from his grandmother (large animals have bad gag reflexes) to save his life. He shoved his right arm down the bear’s throat and the bear left him. He survived with a couple of hundred stitches to his head and a punctured leg.

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• [Animals fact 3]  In 2007, a dog named Toby saved his owner from choking. After an apple became lodged in the woman’s throat and a self-applied Heimlich maneuver failed, the dog jumped up and pushed her to the ground, repeatedly jumping on her chest until the apple was freed.

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• [Animals fact 4]  Live snails need their own train ticket if you take one on a train in France. According to French law, when taking any animal under 6kg (approx. 13lbs) one must pay 7 Euro (approx. $7.5) for the ride. Law requires you to stay with your snail and keep it and the other passengers safe for the whole ride.

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• [Animals fact 5]  A horse named Sergeant Reckless was purchased by the Marines as a pack horse in a division. She was allowed to roam freely through camp, entering the Marines' tents, where she would sleep on cold nights, and was known for her willingness to eat nearly anything, including scrambled eggs, beer, Coca-Cola and, once, about $30 worth of poker chips.

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• [Animals fact 6]  Anatomist Antonio Valsalva sometimes tasted the fluids of cadavers he performed autopsies on. One of his quotes was, “Gangrenous pus does not taste good...leaving the tongue tingling unpleasantly for the better part of the day.”

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• [Animals fact 7]  Sannakji is a Korean dish that features a young live octopus cut into small pieces and served immediately. It must be eaten very carefully as the octopus’ legs are still moving when consumed. About six people die each year by choking on the suction cups.

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• [Animals fact 8]  The famous "guilty look" dogs have when they realize they've done something wrong isn't actually guilt. It's actually fear of being punished.

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• [Animals fact 9]  When they were filming the 1967 Dr. Dolittle, production was delayed after a giraffe stepped on its own penis.

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• [Animals fact 10]  The Megalania, a venomous 23-foot long species of giant monitor lizard, was hunted to extinction by early human inhabitants of Ice Age Australia.

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