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 gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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