Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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 Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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