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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Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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Most streets in Japan do not have names.
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Humans are capable of running 40 mph according to a study by bio-mechanical expert Dr. Matthew Bundle. Today's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has a top speed of 28 mph.
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It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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