Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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 cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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