If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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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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