German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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