A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
15
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.
1
The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
16
Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
42
0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
310
Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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
61
If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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