If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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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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