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Facts about Dogs 10
Korea's poshintang - dog meat soup - is a popular summer dish, despite protests by animal rights groups. The soup is believed to improve male virility and women's complexions.
Dogs have more rods, cells that detect light from dark, than people do. This means that they can see about six times better than people at dawn, dusk and nighttime.
More facts about dogs
A chemical in chocolate, theobromine, stimulates the heart and nervous systems of dogs, especially pups. Just a few grams of milk chocolate or cooking chocolate (which contains more theobromine per gram) can cause convulsions and a heart attack.
