Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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