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Animal posts from the fact desk
Birds that are dinosaurs, octopuses with three hearts: the animal facts in the library, and what the sources say.
- Marine life facts that read like fiction, checked
A clam that lived 507 years, a jellyfish that runs its life backwards, a crab whose blood tests vaccines. Ten sea facts set beside their source pages, with the gaps marked.
Roundup · 6 min read · 12 November 2026 - Ten mammal facts that sound invented, checked
A mole that rules on its food faster than a blink, a sloth that stays under for 40 minutes, a horse that cannot be sick. Each fact sat beside its source page, with the gaps marked.
Roundup · 5 min read · 11 November 2026 - Is the 18-month headless chicken story true?
True. Mike the chicken lost most of his head on 10 September 1945 and lived until March 1947, because the axe missed his jugular vein and left most of his brain stem. Two independent accounts agree on the 18 months.
Fact check · 4 min read · 28 October 2026