Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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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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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 Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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