A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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