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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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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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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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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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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