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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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    The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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