Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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