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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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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