The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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If you have 1 billion dollars and spend $1,000 every day, it would take you 2,740 years to go broke.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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