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From a buck‑toothed rodent to a shark that doesn’t reach puberty until age 150, find out what creatures have the make‑up for exceptional longevity.

A single giant sequoia could supply 500,000 board feet of lumber, a bonanza for profit‑hungry logging companies—or so it was thought.

The stunning 1974 discovery offered proof that ancient hominins were walking around on two feet some 3.2 million years ago.

The 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts called for deportation of people from ‘hostile’ nations and made it a crime to criticize the government.