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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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