Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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