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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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