MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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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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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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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