Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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