Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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