Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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