Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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