Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 14, 2014
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Tadpole shrimp, are thought to be the oldest creatures on earth- they have barely changed since the Triassic period, over 200 million years ago. The Marine iguana of the Galapagos Islands can shrink its body length by up to 20% when food is scarce. The lion costume used in the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie was made from real lion pelts and weighed 50 pounds!
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