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TIL of Volcano Snails, an endangered species of gastropod that live only around deep-sea hydrothermal vents, in environments that reach 400°C (750°F). They are the only living animals that possess an armour of hundreds of iron and pyrite mineralised plates (sclerites), and have an iron-infused shell

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