Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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