Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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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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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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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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