When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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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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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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