The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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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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