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 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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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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