All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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