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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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