There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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