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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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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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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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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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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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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