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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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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George was the world's largest dog who weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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