Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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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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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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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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