Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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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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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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