Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
16
The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
33
The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
51
If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
67
If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
117
Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
11