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Oldest living shark, born in 1500s, discovered in North Atlantic Ocean

One Danish scientist, Julius Nielsen, has recently discovered a creature, in the North Atlantic Ocean, which is said to be 18 feet long and 512 years old. It’s a shark and now it is believed to be the oldest living vertebrate in the world.  

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