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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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