Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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You forget 90% of your dreams.
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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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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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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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If you have 1 billion dollars and spend $1,000 every day, it would take you 2,740 years to go broke.
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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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