According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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