A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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