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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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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