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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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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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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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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