Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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