13 Movies, Science, And History Now-You-Know Facts

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13 Movies, Science, And History Now-You-Know Facts

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A giant paperclip-like creature roamed the seas 68 million years ago. Diplomoceras maximum was about five feet long, similar to a squid, and hada shell shaped like a paperclip. D maximum's lifespan may have been 200 years, and it grew a new rib on its shell each year.

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