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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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