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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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