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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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