Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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The Pirate Bay tried buying their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
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If you were to cry in space, the tears would form a bubble in your eye until it's so big it moves to another spot on your face.
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