Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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