The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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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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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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