Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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