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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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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