Random Fascinating Facts

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    Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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    Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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    Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    The average person in their lifetime will spend an estimated 20,160 minutes kissing!
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    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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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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