The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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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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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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