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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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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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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The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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