Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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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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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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