Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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