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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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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