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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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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