Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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