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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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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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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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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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