The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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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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