A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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