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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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