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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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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