Mind-blowing Facts That Literally Nobody Has Heard Before

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If you added up the timeline of the universe to be compressed into an entire year's worth of Earth time, you're going to end up feeling extremely insignificant. Human beings wouldn't have shown up until 11:54 on December 31st. We are practically one of the newest things the universe has spit out. 

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There is a species of ant that is native to New York City and doesn't live anywhere else. This ant is called the ManhattAnt. Biologists found them only within a specific 14-block stretch of the city. 

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  • The people who are currently alive are only 7% of the total number of people who have ever lived.
  • Saturn is the only planet in our solar system that could float in water.
  • Bill Gates plans to donate 95% of his $81.1 billion dollar wealth to charity. That's about $77 billion dollars!
  • The average person living in Sweden eats about 22 pounds of chocolate a year.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.