The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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