The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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