A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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