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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
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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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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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