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 single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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