A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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