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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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.
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