Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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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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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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