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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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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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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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