Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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