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14 July 2008 13:23
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I was browsing stuff from QI the TV series and came across this here. The world is a weird place at times, who'd have thought that a walrus could have starred in Aliens 
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14 July 2008 14:52
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some fascinating stuff
I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
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14 July 2008 15:21
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prozzy penguins amused me
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14 July 2008 19:16
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haha yeah, paying with stones. Crazy huh.
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14 July 2008 19:19
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23. TARDIGRADE
Tardigrades are plump, microscopic creatures that fall somewhere between worms and insects. Also known as water bears or moss piglets, they are the toughest animals on the planet. If their water supply dries out, they dry out, too. All life processes come to a complete stop and they become totally inert.
In this "dead" state, tardigrades are practically indestructible: they have been frozen to within a degree of absolute zero (-272°C) and heated to temperatures of 151°C. They have been immersed in chemicals and squeezed by pressures six times greater than those at the bottom of the ocean: but, like living granules of instant coffee, with one drop of water they come back to life - even a century later.
That one amazed me.
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25 July 2008 02:33
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I saw a thing on animal planet and it was number one on there top 10 count down for greatest survivability.
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