Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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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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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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