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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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