Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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