Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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