Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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