Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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