Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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