Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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You forget 90% of your dreams.
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