MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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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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