Fourteen of the 20 richest people in the world are Americans. In fact, with 607 billionaires in its ranks, America has the most crazy-rich people of any country in the world, according to Business Insider. China comes in second, with 324. Amateurs. But how many billionaires are there in the world?
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Cats enjoy swimming about as much as Spirit Airlines enjoys punctuality. They find it oppressive and repugnant, as if each H20 molecule contains the sound bite of a baby bawling and a flight delay. Yet, cats need water to survive, making their relationship a bit complicated. So what gives?
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When cats fall, they twist and turn through the air to achieve an optimal landing position, all while appearing not to push against anything. But how?
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Thousands of animal species are considered endangered. But there are numerous well-known species that many don't realize are also close to extinction.
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What happened to those dogs who all died after hanging out in or near small bodies of water? The answer is blue-green algae...which isn't actually algae at all.
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Sharks are fascinating, borderline unearthly creatures with millions of years of evolution backing their near unquestionable supremacy over the open sea. Lightning fast, unblinking, and terrifying, they are that rarest of apex predators. But what animal eats the animal that eats everything?
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Despite the best efforts of cats everywhere to act like they're too cool for school, their undoing can be engineered with the blandest of fruits: the cucumber. Yes, cucumbers are technically fruits. So why would this lethal species be so afraid of an inert piece of plant matter?
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Dogs' mouths lick their puppies' private parts to induce peeing and pooping and occasionally eat poop out of sheer boredom, malnutrition, or to get attention. But surely, those crotch-licking poop-eaters' mouths are cleaner than a human's, right? Well...no, they're pretty gross, actually.
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Of all of the many things people love about dogs, their faces are in the top five. From long, sleek heads of greyhounds to whatever microwave accident resulted in the Dogue de Bordeaux, the closest thing to a universal feature all dogs possess is a set of whiskers. But what do they do?
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Dogs are called "man's best friend," a title they earned from thousands of years of accompanying us in our daily waking lives. But as it turns out, all those good boys and girls might be wagging their tails and throwing up on the rug in dreamland as well. Here's what dogs (probably) dream about.
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Dogs have been our faithful companions for thousands of years, but there are still so many mysteries associated with the furry love machines. What are they thinking about? Do they love us as much as we love them? Perhaps most pressingly, what happens if they eat a grape?
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If you give typewriters to an infinite army of monkeys and let them bang away, they'll eventually type the complete works of Shakespeare. But soft! What stench through yonder nostrils break? 'Tis their poop, and those sons of simians might just throw it at you. Why would primates pelt you with poop?
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For many humans, chocolate is pretty much heaven in your mouth. However for dogs, death by chocolate isn't just a morbid dessert name. As any responsible dog owner will tell you, chocolate can be a one-way ticket to Casket Town for canines, and the trip to the afterlife is a rough one.
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Despite getting a bum rap from humanity for their Biblical association with evil and trickery, snakes play a vital role in the circle of life. They are known predators of a voluminous amount of species, and to many others they are a delicious, nutritious source of limbless, slithering protein.
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We humans have done a lot on the Earth, although not every other species would agree we've done all good things.
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A billion dollars is a lot of money. It's hard to imagine how people become billionaires, but even stranger is that some billionaires lose it all.
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Cats are cute and cuddly and fluffy but sometimes when you're petting them, they turn into biting machines. Why? What's wrong with the petting? You like petting! Here's why cats sometimes bite you when you're petting them.
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All animals — regardless of shape or size — are awesome. But some animals are a little more impressive than others.
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Humans like to complain a lot, but life is pretty sweet for most, at least compared to animals. Here are animals that live insanely, ridiculously hard lives.
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Some of the biggest dogs in the world can rival human height when they stand on their back legs -- here are the largest dogs in the world.
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Some animals just don't want to be bothered by humans. Here are animals almost no one has ever seen.
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"Giant alligator" is an attention grabber. How big is the biggest gator?
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Media attention and accidents have convinced many circus patrons that circuses are cruel, and these circus animals might just agree.
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These terrifyingly huge prehistoric animals are smaller today, but back then they would have eaten you for breakfast.
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These pseudo-historical animals could give a few real animals, like boring bunnies or chickens, a real run for their not-fake money.
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These bizarre things actually happened at zoos. Animals can get real weird if you lock 'em up. Humans can get real weird around those animals, too.
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These billionaires are actually really weird people. Because why have a billion dollars and just be normal?
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