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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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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