11,520

Every known dog except the chow has a pink tongue - the chow's tongue is jet black.

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11,521

Every year, $1.5 billion is spent on pet food. This is four times the amount spent on baby food.

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11,522

Felix the Cat is the first cartoon character to ever have been made into a balloon for a parade.

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11,523

For Stephen King's "Cujo" (1983), five St. Bernards were used, one mechanical head, and an actor in a dog costume to play the title character.

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11,524

French poodles did not originate in France. Poodles were originally used as hunting dogs in Europe. The dogs' thick coats were a hindrance in water and thick brush, so hunters sheared the hindquarters, with cuffs left around the ankles and hips to protect against rheumatism. Each hunter marked his dogs' heads with a ribbon of his own color, allowing groups of hunters to tell their dogs apart.

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11,525

George Washington's favorite horse was named Lexington. Napoleon's favorite was Marengo. U.S. Grant had three favorite horses: Egypt, Cincinnati, and Jeff Davis.

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11,526

German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.

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11,527

Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream.

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11,528

Howler monkeys are the noisiest land animals. Their calls can be heard over 2 miles away.

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11,529

Hummingbirds are the smallest birds - so tiny that one of their enemies is an insect, the praying mantis.

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11,530

In 1888, an estimated 300,000 mummified cats were found at Beni Hassan, Egypt. They were sold at $18.43 per ton, and shipped to England to be ground up and used for fertilizer.

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11,531

In ancient Egypt, entire families would shave their eyebrows as a sign of mourning when the family cat died.

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11,532

In cats, the calico and tortoiseshell coats are sex-linked traits. All cats displaying these coats are female... or occasionally sterile males.

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11,533

In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey.

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11,534

Infant beavers are called kittens.

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