The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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