Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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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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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
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You forget 90% of your dreams.
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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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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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