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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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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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