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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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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