Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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