A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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