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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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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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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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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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