Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
50
In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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.
5
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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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