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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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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