According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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