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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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