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'!

Humans breathe in and out approximately one litre of air in ten seconds.

Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale ofvodka.

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