Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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