In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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 gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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