Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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If you have 1 billion dollars and spend $1,000 every day, it would take you 2,740 years to go broke.
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