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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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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Any domino can knock over another object up to 1.5x its size. The 32nd object would be big enough to knock over the Empire State Building.
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People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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