Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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