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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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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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