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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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