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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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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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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