The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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