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Nostradamus wrote 942 quatrains (4 line long poems) in his lifetime which he organised into centuries. Many people believe that he could predict the future and that these poems contain cryptic information about future events.
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Kittens can clock an amazing 31 miles per hour at full speed, and can cover about three times their body length per leap.
Rohypnol produces sedative-hypnotic effects including muscle relaxation and amnesia; it can also produce dependence. Rohypnol is not approved for use in the United States and its importation is banned.
The British first saw the potential of rockets in war in 1792 when Indian soldiers attacked them with volleys of over 2000.
If China imported just 10 per cent of its rice needs the price on the world market would increase by 80 per cent.
The Ginkgo initially grows slowly: it takes 10 to 12 years to become 6 metres (20 feet) tall and it takes about 20 years before it has a rounded shape.
 
 

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It was accepted practice to castrate certain inmates in 'lunatic asylums' in some parts of America until quite recently. These unfortunate individuals lived on average fourteen years longer than their intact companions.
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The land area of Greece is slightly smaller than Alabama.
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To escape the Earth's gravity a rocket need to travel at 7 miles a second.
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Medieval Knights put sharkskin on their sword handles to give them a more secure grip.
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An area off the east coast of Japan called 'Devil's Sea' is one of two places on Earth where a compass points towards true north rather than magnetic north.
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The Chauvet caves in Southern France were discovered in 1994 and have the most ancient cave paintings in the world. These are 30,000 years old and include images of animals such as owls, panthers and hyenas, not seen before on cave walls.
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The Doppler means that the wavelengths of light radiated (or reflected) from a moving object are moved downward or upward on the frequency spectrum. These measurements were the first clue that the universe is expanding.
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Time magazine named the computer its "Man of the Year" in 1982.
Space
The most common type of halo is caused by light passing through a shower of very small crystals which float in space with random orientations. These form a ring around the sun (or moon) at a distance of 22 degrees from the light source.
 
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