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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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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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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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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