A Dachshund (a.k.a. a sausage dog) was originally bred to hunt in low, narrow badger burrows. In fact, the term 'Dachshund' translates from German as 'badger dog'!

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

May babies are on average 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months.

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