Why did the Homo sapiens survive and the Neanderthals didn’t? Scientists now believe the Neanderthals’ large eyes may be to blame. Indeed, analysis of Neanderthal skulls shows that they had much larger eye sockets than the Homo Sapiens. This, in turn, meas they used most of their brain for seeing, instead of thinking, making …
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In the Aztec empire, slaves were treated well. They could have their own possessions and their own slaves. They could also marry their masters or buy their freedom. Their children were free and not automatically slaves like in other cultures. Previous articlePanda Rock!Next articleUgliest Sea Animals Quiz
Isinglass is a substance found in the swim bladders of fish and once dried, it is used in the processing of wine and beer, particularly to make these beverages clearer.
Throughout your life, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools.
In Sparta, men were required to live in military barracks until they were 30. Only after could they marry and most of them did since marriage was an important duty in order to add more soldiers to the army.
The Beverly Hills High School has 19 oil wells in its campus, which produce about 400 barrels of oil a day. As a result, the school earns about $300,000 a year in royalties. Incidentally, Los Angeles is the third largest oil producer in the United States. Next articleSmallest Dog Breed Quiz
In 2013, NASA beamed a copy of the Mona Lisa on the moon using a high-powered laser that was originally used to make communication between spacecraft more effective. The image was sent back to Earth using radio waves. Previous articleDisappearing Money Trick.Next articleOldest Living Creatures on Earth Quiz
While some salamanders are born as adults, axolotls never become adults. Instead, they retain their gills for life and have legs that never fully develop, which means they have to stay in the water, earning the name ‘walking fish’. This condition is called neoteny and is the result of the lack of the thyroid …
This comes from the Greek myth wherein Eris, the goddess of mischief, threw a golden apple in the middle of the wedding banquet, saying that it was for the most beautiful goddess of all, a title which Hera, Athena and Aphrodite all wanted. Next articleDangerous Animals in North America Quiz
The white part of your tooth is harder than anything else in your body, even your hardest bone, made up of 96% mineral. In spite of this, though, it still decays when continually exposed to acids and sugars. Previous articleBlack and White Color Wheel.Next articleDangerous Desert Animals Quiz
The Ancient Egyptians invented the toothbrush and toothpaste.
The famous Hollywood sign in Los Angeles originally read ‘Hollywoodland’.
JRR Tolkien’s tombstone bears the name of one of his characters.
Researchers at Harvard have found another use for bubble wrap – running simple diagnostic tests at the lab. According to them, not only is bubble wrap cheap and readily available, but it is transparent and the inside of the bubbles is sterile, making it perfect for running blood tests and performing food culture. …
One of Mickey Mouse’s voice actors married the voice actress of Minnie Mouse.
In 720 BC, the Greek athletes who competed in the Olympic games did so without any clothes on or just a small strip of cloth. The Greek word for nudity is ‘gymnos’ which is where the words ‘gymnastics’ and ‘gymnasium’ come from. Previous articleTop 10 Weirdest Animals in the WorldNext articleMaking Square Bubbles.
Benitoite is a rare mineral which has also been called the blue diamond. While it can be found in various sites, only in San Benito, California can it be found in gemstone quality and in large amounts. Sometimes, the gem appears in a 6-pointed form like the star of David. Previous articleWho Did …
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