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.
15
Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
65
The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
21
Iron weighs more after it rusts.
68
The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
155
Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
118
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.
24
Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
50