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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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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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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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