Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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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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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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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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The largest breed of rabbit is the Flemish Giant.
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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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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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