A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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