Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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