Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
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