The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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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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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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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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