When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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