In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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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