The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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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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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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