Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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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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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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