Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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 have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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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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