The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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