Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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