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 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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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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