Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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 hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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