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    A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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    One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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