Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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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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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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