Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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