Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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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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