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8 Nov 2009
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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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More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.
Polar Bears can run at 25 miles an hour and jump over 6 feet in the air.
When matter and antimatter collide they release tremendous amounts of energy. Some scientists dream of harnessing this energy to send spacecraft to other solar systems orbiting distant stars.
During the Second World War, soldiers in all the fighting forces, both Allied and Axis were liberally supplied with speed by their military leaders. Almost 72 million tablets were provided to British forces alone.
Over 75% of hypertension cases are reported to be directly attributed to obesity.
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In 1978 the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation estimated that 'all the tea in China' amounted to approximately 356,000 tonnes.
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The Netherlands are the lowest country in the world. It is estimated that 40 percent of the land is below sea level.
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The Titanic weighed approximately 45,000 tons.
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The town of Churchill, Manitoba, located in Canada, is known as the "Polar Bear Capital of the World".
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In the 1970s, Peter Sturrock sent questionnaires to 2,611 members of the American Astronomical Society. Replies were received from 79 percent of the members (2062). Of these 62 respondents had either personally observed a UFO or had detailed knowledge of a sighting.
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The now extinct woolly mammoth of Northern Europe and Russia have been found in ever increasing numbers deep frozen in remarkable condition. Some of these bodies flesh, many of which have lain undisturbed for tens of thousands of years, are still said to be edible!
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Sterling silver contains 7.5% copper.
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Englishman Roger Bacon invented the magnifying glass in 1250.
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There are 17 bodies in the solar system whose radius is greater than 1000 km.
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