Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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