Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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The world's first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 274-232 BCE, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, the death penalty, animal cruelty, and deforestation. He even advocated gender equality in education and religious institutions.
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On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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Touching a teddy bear can make people feel less lonely.
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Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
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