Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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