If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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