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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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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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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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