The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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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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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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