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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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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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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There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
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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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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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