Musk is extracted from the bottom of a civet, and is used as an ingredient to make perfumes.

The male gypsy moth can "smell" the virgin female gypsy moth from 1.8 miles away.

The term "mayday" used for signaling for help (after SOS) comes from the French "Maidez" which is pronounced "MAYDAY" and means, "Help Me."

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