An elephant's trunk can grow to be about 2 metres long and can weigh up to 140 kg. Some scientists believe that an elephant's trunk is made up of 100,000 muscles, but no bones.

The itch from a mosquito bite can be soothed by cutting open a clove of garlic and rubbing it on the bite.

The only species of turtle that lives in the open ocean is the sea turtle.

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