Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
73
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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