One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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