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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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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