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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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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