Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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