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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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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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