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 lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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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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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
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