A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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