Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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 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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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