The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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