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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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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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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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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