Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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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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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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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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