The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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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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