A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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