Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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