The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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