It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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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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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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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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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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