The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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