Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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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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