A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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