Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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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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