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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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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