Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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