The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The average person in their lifetime will spend an estimated 20,160 minutes kissing!
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There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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