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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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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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