Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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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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