Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan. It is viewed as exhaustion from working hard. Some people fake it to look committed to their job.
57
It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
6
Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
32
Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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