
Q&A: How did we outpace the big bang?
The Naked Scientists Podcast
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The Greenland Shark
The average human lifespan across the planet is about 73. But there are members of the animal kingdom that achieve this many times over. One of the oldest living vertebrates, in other words, an animal with a spine,. It's believed to be the Greenland shark. They're funny species, aren't they? I believe they get these parasitic worms in their eyes that they obviously can't get rid of because they don't have fingers or hands to take them out. The answer is b it was actually 18 hours long.
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