Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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