There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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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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A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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