According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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