Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
50
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.
15
At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
15
At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
55
Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
134
A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
15
Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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