Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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