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 Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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The head of a jellyfish is called the "Bell."
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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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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