Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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 average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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