A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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