One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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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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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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