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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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