The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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