Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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