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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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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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