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The Sahara desert isn’t that sandy. It’s about 25% sand, while the rest is made of rocks and gravel. 
For decades, the standard survival kit carried by 
Russian cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz spacecraft included a specially built gun and a few dozen rounds of ammo. Because re-entry and landing is a difficult process and the cosmonauts could land hundreds of miles off course. As much of Russia is a desolate wilderness from which rescue could take a few days, they not only had to fend off the cold but possibly fight off hostile bears 
and wolves 
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Russian cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz spacecraft included a specially built gun and a few dozen rounds of ammo. Because re-entry and landing is a difficult process and the cosmonauts could land hundreds of miles off course. As much of Russia is a desolate wilderness from which rescue could take a few days, they not only had to fend off the cold but possibly fight off hostile bears and wolves .
Dolphins sleep With one eye open! They do this so they can rest and keep an eye out for predators. Amazingly, the left side of their brain sleeps when their right eye is closed and so on.This is called unihemispheric sleep.
Einstein once said his second -best idea, after the theory of relativity, was to add an egg while cooking soup in order to save on washing up.
Art was an Olympic sport from 1912 to 1948, with competitors vying for gold in music, sculpture, architecture and painting.
Austral,Melba,Boomerang,Emu and Canbra were all names considered for the first Holden car before it was launched in 1948.
The state-run People’s Daily reported that geese were being used in the Xinjiang province’s war on crime. “Among all poultry, geese are known for being extremely vigilant and having excellent hearing. “Geese are very brave. They spread their wings and will attack any strangers entering someone’s home.” Like a radar that does not need power.China isn’t the first country to deploy tactical waterfowl. The U.S. military employed more than 900 geese to guard military installations in West Germany in 1986, and geese have even been credited with helping Rome fight the Gaul invasion in 390 BC.
We all have a unique smell, except identical twins they smell the same….
Identical twins do have different fingerprints..
Identical twins do have different fingerprints..
Really I didn’t know that
next time I run into twins I’ll have to sniff them 
I once got told I smell like my cat
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