If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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 Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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