Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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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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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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