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Old 07-21-2010, 10:10 PM
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Actually, stuff can die from old age without cancer you know

This might be among the "longest" living animals:

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Originally Posted by wikipedia
Ribbon worms (Nemertea)
The largest nemertean and possibly the longest animal is the bootlace worm, Lineus longissimus. A specimen found washed ashore on a beach in St. Andrews, Scotland in 1864 was recorded at a length of 55 m (180 ft).
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