Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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