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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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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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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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