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Simian septuagenarians

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While chimpanzees usually live to be about 40 years old, and some in captivity have lived to 60, Tarzan star Cheeta (born April 9, 1932) is still alive at 74. See www.cheetathechimp.org.

Ichthyoallyeinotoxism, or hallucinogenic fish poisoning, is caused by eating the heads or body parts of certain species of herbivorous fish and has only been recorded in the Indo Pacific.

With 27,500 landings and takeoffs a month, Iraq's airport at Balad is second only to London's Heathrow Airport in traffic worldwide.

Scientists at Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry in London have revealed that cannabis has the potential to destroy leukemia cells.

Napoleon once said history is a myth men agree to believe.
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