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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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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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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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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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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