A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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