Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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