The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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