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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
146
Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
44
Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
65
Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
134
All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
41
The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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