The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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