The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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