In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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An African Baobab tree in South Africa, known as Big Baobab, has a circumference of 154 feet and even has a bar inside the trunk that can fit 60 people.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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By weight, Bone is five times stronger than steel.
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The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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