Beware: The Largest, Most Massive Animals on the Planet

Heaviest Tortoise

Goliath, the tortoise, was born in the 1960s at Seffner’s Life Fellowship Bird Sanctuary. He eventually grew to 919 pounds!

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The More You Know

  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
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