The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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