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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No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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