Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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