Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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