Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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