Random Fascinating Facts

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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    You forget 90% of your dreams.
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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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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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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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