Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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