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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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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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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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