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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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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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You forget 90% of your dreams.
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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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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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