Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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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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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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