Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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