Others warned him not to dive in, but he told them, "Like hell I won't!"
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It was an excellent swimmer, but rather clumsy on land, which made it easy prey for eagles, polar bears and humans.
Robert C. Baker invented some of the most popular fast food items of all time.
On this day a chimpanzee named Ham became the first hominid in space.
Today was the day that Edward McIlhenny killed what may be the largest alligator in Louisiana history.
It's regarded as an important evolutionary missing link between fish and four-legged amphibians.