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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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 inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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