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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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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