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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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