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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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 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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