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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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