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*Marsupials and platypuses are the only mammals that don’t have belly buttons. A marsupial loses its umbilical cord before emerging its mother’s pouch, so a scar never forms. Platypuses are hatched and never have an umbilical cord to begin with.

* In the state of Texas, it’s against the law to milk a cow that’s not your own.

* You might be surprised to learn that hyenas are more closely related to cats than to dogs....



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