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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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